| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jae Percy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Bowers (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Ginn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Bad (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Francis Bad is denied on a layup by Adam Carlson | 40-31 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Keith | 40-31 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jae Percy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Keith | 40-31 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Richard Bowers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-31 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Francis Bad gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner loses the ball out of bounds | 40-31 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Jae Percy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Kenneth Ginn tips it back up and in | 42-31 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Francis Bad misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-31 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Francis Bad tips it home | 42-33 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Jae Percy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bowers | 42-33 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Jae Percy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-33 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Francis Bad lays it up and in set up by William Guffey and the foul's on Adam Carlson - foul #2 on Adam Carlson, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Smith (PG), Arthur Moore (SG), Terrence Stafford (SF), George Smith (C) Jae Percy, Richard Bowers, Christopher Keith, Adam Carlson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF) Kevin Kleiner, Alan Rix | |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Francis Bad makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Terrence Stafford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bruce Hetrick | 44-36 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Kenneth Ginn grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Terrence Stafford drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Arthur Moore | 46-36 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | William Guffey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Ginn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Degnan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-36 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | James Degnan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Terrence Stafford is called for the reach on James Degnan - foul #1 on Terrence Stafford, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jae Percy (PG), Richard Bowers (SG), Christopher Keith (SF), Adam Carlson (C) Edward Smith, Arthur Moore, Terrence Stafford, Kenneth Ginn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), George Brown (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF) William Guffey, Manuel Page, James Degnan, Francis Bad | |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella is called for 5 seconds | 46-36 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | George Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Bowers | 48-36 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Bowers - foul #1 on Richard Bowers, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Johnson (PF) George Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Jae Percy makes the shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Johnson | 50-38 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on Alan Rix - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), James Degnan (SF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Kim Cannella, Kevin Kleiner, Bruce Hetrick | |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on James Degnan - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG) George Brown | |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Adam Carlson swats the layup by Manuel Page | 50-38 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Richard Bowers pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Thomas Johnson is called for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Moore (SF), Kenneth Ginn (PF) Christopher Keith, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | Manuel Page hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Alan Rix tips it home | 50-40 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Richard Bowers misses the floater near the basket | 50-40 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Richard Bowers hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Manuel Page is hacked by Arthur Moore - foul #1 on Arthur Moore, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF) Alan Rix, Tommy Archuleta | |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | James Degnan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Arthur Moore misses long on a jumper from the left block | 52-43 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Carlson | 52-43 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Richard Bowers buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Ginn | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jae Percy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Bowers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Ginn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Degnan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Guffey | 54-45 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Adam Carlson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Manuel Page - foul #3 on Manuel Page, team foul #1 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Smith (PG), Christopher Keith (SF), George Smith (PF) Jae Percy, Richard Bowers, Kenneth Ginn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG), Francis Bad (C) Manuel Page, Kevin Kleiner | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Adam Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Adam Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick is whistled for traveling | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Johnson (C) Adam Carlson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Edward Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | George Smith swats the short shot by James Degnan | 56-45 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | George Smith grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Arthur Moore is whistled for traveling | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Ginn (PF) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), Tommy Archuleta (SF), Alan Rix (PF) William Guffey, James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick | |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Francis Bad is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Francis Bad, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG) George Brown | |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Arthur Moore drills a 3 from straight away | 59-45 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Alan Rix connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Manuel Page | 59-47 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Christopher Keith blows the layup | 59-47 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Francis Bad pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Manuel Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jae Percy (PG), Richard Bowers (SG), Terrence Stafford (SF), Adam Carlson (C) Edward Smith, Arthur Moore, Christopher Keith, George Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), James Degnan (C) Kim Cannella, Tommy Archuleta, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Jae Percy comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Adam Carlson tips it but misses | 59-47 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Manuel Page gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Adam Carlson - foul #3 on Adam Carlson, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Johnson (PF) Kenneth Ginn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG) Manuel Page | |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Adam Carlson buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Bowers | 61-48 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | James Degnan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Degnan, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Keith (SF), George Smith (PF) Terrence Stafford, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Rix (PF) James Degnan | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jae Percy (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Bowers (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Christopher Keith misses the dunk | 61-48 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Alan Rix pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Adam Carlson steals the ball from George Brown | 61-48 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | George Smith is hacked by Alan Rix - foul #2 on Alan Rix, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Ginn (PF) Adam Carlson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), James Degnan (SF), Francis Bad (C) George Brown, Kevin Kleiner, Bruce Hetrick | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Jae Percy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-48 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Jae Percy blocks the jumper by James Degnan | 61-48 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Jae Percy grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | George Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Smith | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Richard Bowers makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jae Percy | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | George Smith blocks the short jumper by Manuel Page | 63-48 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Francis Bad gets the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Alan Rix clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | James Degnan grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Christopher Keith blocks the jumper by Francis Bad | 63-48 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Richard Bowers snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | George Smith can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by William Guffey - foul #3 on William Guffey, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Smith (PG), Arthur Moore (SG), Terrence Stafford (SF), Adam Carlson (C) Jae Percy, Richard Bowers, Christopher Keith, Kenneth Ginn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) William Guffey, James Degnan, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 04:38 | Illinois | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Johnson (PF) George Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Arthur Moore double dribbles | 65-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Wood (C) Adam Carlson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG), Edward Bryd (SF) Manuel Page, Kevin Kleiner | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Bryd (fresh) PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Archuleta (fresh) | |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Antonio Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | George Brown gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF) Edward Bryd | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Arthur Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Antonio Wood gets the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Edward Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 65-51 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Terrence Stafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Arthur Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | James Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Johnson blocks the short jumper by Kim Cannella | 65-51 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Terrence Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Antonio Wood hits a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Tommy Archuleta - foul #3 on Tommy Archuleta, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Smith (C) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Antonio Wood makes the free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Terrence Stafford is called for the reach on James Degnan - foul #2 on Terrence Stafford, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Johnson (C) Antonio Wood | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | James Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | James Degnan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | James Degnan steps in front of the George Smith pass | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | George Brown misses badly on a shot from the right side | 68-53 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | George Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Arthur Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Edward Smith gets the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Smith runs out the clock | 68-53 |