| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Platt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Thorne (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Romriell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Dear (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Roger Streit inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | David Vides hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Streit | 30-31 |
| 19:31 | Canisius | Homer Thorne double dribbles | 30-31 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | John Osborn hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Canisius | The 3pt attempt by Calvin Platt is denied by Roger Streit | 30-33 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Osborn | 30-33 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Roger Streit drills a jump hook in the lane | 30-35 |
| 18:05 | Canisius | Olin Schimanski is called for the reach on David Griffith - foul #3 on Olin Schimanski, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Albert Evans (C) Olin Schimanski | |
| 17:54 | Canisius | David Griffith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Chris Gilmore - foul #2 on Chris Gilmore, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Billie (SG) Calvin Platt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:54 | Canisius | David Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:54 | Canisius | David Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Albert Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Raymond Romriell is called for the reach on Roger Streit - foul #1 on Raymond Romriell, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback (PF) John Osborn | |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Homer Thorne steps in front of the Chris Gilmore pass | 31-35 |
| 17:29 | Canisius | David Billie banks in the layup set up by Homer Thorne | 33-35 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Jacques (PF), Daryl Delany (C) Raymond Romriell, Tom Dear | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:11 | Canisius | David Griffith hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daryl Delany | 35-35 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 16:51 | Canisius | Robert Jacques pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:46 | Canisius | Homer Thorne drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Billie | 38-35 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Roger Streit | 38-37 |
| 16:09 | Canisius | Homer Thorne's layup is rejected by Albert Evans | 38-37 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | David Vides pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | David Vides scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Streit | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Billie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Thorne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Jacques (fresh) C - Daryl Delany (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Vides (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roger Streit (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Canisius | Homer Thorne banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Jacques | 40-39 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Roger Streit misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-39 |
| 15:27 | Canisius | Daryl Delany grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:21 | Canisius | David Griffith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Roger Streit grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Streit | 40-42 |
| 14:52 | Canisius | David Billie is hacked by Roger Streit - foul #3 on Roger Streit, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Henderson (PG), Calvin Platt (SG), Mark Grobstein (SF), Raymond Romriell (PF), Tom Dear (C) David Griffith, David Billie, Homer Thorne, Robert Jacques, Daryl Delany | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Christopher Gries (SG), Tim Aleman (SF), John Osborn (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chris Gilmore, David Vides, Roger Streit, Kevin Railsback, Albert Evans | |
| 14:33 | Canisius | Charles Henderson's pass is intercepted by Chinua Suleiman | 40-42 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | John Osborn makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 13:58 | Canisius | Raymond Romriell is called for traveling | 40-44 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman makes the 3 from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 13:23 | Canisius | Christopher Gries picks off the pass by Raymond Romriell | 40-47 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | John Osborn loses the dribble to Mark Grobstein | 40-47 |
| 13:00 | Canisius | Calvin Platt can't finish the layup | 40-47 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | John Osborn pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Olin Schimanski and the foul's on Tom Dear - foul #3 on Tom Dear, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Billie (SG), Homer Thorne (SF) Calvin Platt, Mark Grobstein | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG) Chinua Suleiman | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:42 | Canisius | Chris Gilmore takes the ball from Charles Henderson | 40-50 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tim Aleman | 40-53 |
| 12:05 | Canisius | Chris Gilmore is called for the reach on Tom Dear - foul #3 on Chris Gilmore, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Griffith (PG), Robert Jacques (PF), Daryl Delany (C) Charles Henderson, Raymond Romriell, Tom Dear | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Albert Evans (C) Tim Aleman, Christopher Gries, John Osborn, Olin Schimanski | |
| 11:51 | Canisius | David Billie misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Albert Evans | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Billie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Thorne (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Jacques (fresh) C - Daryl Delany (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Vides (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roger Streit | 40-56 |
| 11:13 | Canisius | Daryl Delany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | Calvin Platt (SG) Homer Thorne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG) Chris Gilmore | |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Roger Streit knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Vides | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:45 | Canisius | Daryl Delany misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 40-58 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Daryl Delany tips it but misses | 40-58 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Roger Streit can't finish the layup | 40-58 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback gets the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman loses the ball out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Homer Thorne (SF), Raymond Romriell (PF), Tom Dear (C) David Billie, Robert Jacques, Daryl Delany | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), Christopher Gries (SG), John Osborn (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chinua Suleiman, David Vides, Kevin Railsback, Albert Evans | |
| 09:47 | Canisius | David Griffith's pass is intercepted by Chris Gilmore | 40-58 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Terry Bradford (SG) Calvin Platt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tim Aleman (SF) Roger Streit | |
| 09:16 | Canisius | Raymond Romriell clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 40-58 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | John Osborn grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | John Osborn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 08:39 | Canisius | David Griffith connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Romriell | 42-61 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Bradford - foul #1 on Terry Bradford, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Henderson (PG) David Griffith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF) Chris Gilmore, Tim Aleman | |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Homer Thorne misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roger Streit - foul #4 on Roger Streit, team foul #5 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Billie (SG) Terry Bradford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tim Aleman (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF) Roger Streit, John Osborn | |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Homer Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Homer Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-63 |
| 07:38 | Canisius | Charles Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Charles Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Billie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Thorne (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Romriell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Dear (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christopher Gries (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Vides (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Canisius | David Vides steps in front of the Charles Henderson pass | 44-63 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman jams it on a nice dish by David Vides | 44-65 |
| 07:15 | Canisius | Tom Dear is fouled on the floor by Kevin Railsback - foul #2 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | Calvin Platt (SG), Robert Jacques (PF), Daryl Delany (C) Homer Thorne, Raymond Romriell, Tom Dear | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), Roger Streit (SF), Albert Evans (C) Christopher Gries, Tim Aleman, Olin Schimanski | |
| 07:02 | Canisius | David Billie misses badly on a shot near the basket | 44-65 |
| 07:01 | Canisius | Robert Jacques snags the offensive board | 44-65 |
| 06:50 | Canisius | Calvin Platt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daryl Delany | 47-65 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Albert Evans misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Daryl Delany - foul #1 on Daryl Delany, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Griffith (PG), Mark Grobstein (SF) Charles Henderson, David Billie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Osborn (PF) Kevin Railsback | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Albert Evans misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Albert Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:29 | Canisius | Robert Jacques gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 06:14 | Canisius | Robert Jacques misses the jump hook in the paint | 47-65 |
| 06:12 | Canisius | Daryl Delany can't tip it in | 47-65 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Roger Streit snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Albert Evans hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from David Vides | 47-67 |
| 05:44 | Canisius | Chris Gilmore steals it from David Griffith in the backcourt | 47-67 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore banks in the layup | 47-69 |
| 05:25 | Canisius | Mark Grobstein misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-69 |
| 05:24 | Canisius | Mark Grobstein grabs the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 05:17 | Canisius | Robert Jacques misses long on a shot near the basket | 47-69 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | David Vides snags the defensive board | 47-69 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Roger Streit is fouled on the floor by Daryl Delany - foul #2 on Daryl Delany, team foul #5 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Henderson (PG), David Billie (SG) David Griffith, Calvin Platt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Christopher Gries (SG), Tim Aleman (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF) Chris Gilmore, David Vides, Roger Streit, John Osborn | |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Daryl Delany is called for the reach on Albert Evans - foul #3 on Daryl Delany, team foul #6 | 47-69 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Jacques - foul #2 on Robert Jacques, team foul #7 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Canisius | Terry Bradford (SG) Daryl Delany | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:28 | Canisius | Kevin Railsback is called for the reach on Terry Bradford - foul #3 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #7 | 47-71 |
| 04:28 | Canisius | Terry Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 04:28 | Canisius | Terry Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Albert Evans is denied on a layup by Robert Jacques | 49-71 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman hits the follow up shot | 49-73 |
| 03:56 | Canisius | Mark Grobstein buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Charles Henderson and the foul's on Kevin Railsback - foul #4 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #8 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi (SF) Albert Evans | |
| 03:56 | Canisius | Mark Grobstein misses the free throw | 51-73 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback snags the defensive board | 51-73 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman loses the ball out of bounds | 51-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | Daryl Delany (PF) Mark Grobstein | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Charles Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Billie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daryl Delany (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Jacques (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Gries (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Scuderi (fresh) PF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Canisius | Charles Henderson misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Railsback - foul #5 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #9 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Albert Evans (C) Kevin Railsback | |
| 03:22 | Canisius | Charles Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:22 | Canisius | Charles Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:22 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Jacques - foul #3 on Robert Jacques, team foul #8 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins (PG) Charles Henderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:05 | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-74 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 02:42 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Daryl Delany | 52-74 |
| 02:38 | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Christopher Gries | 52-74 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chinua Suleiman | 52-77 |
| 01:58 | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-77 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Henderson (PG), Mark Grobstein (SF) Christopher Jenkins, Terry Bradford | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tim Aleman | 52-80 |
| 01:30 | Canisius | Tim Aleman steals it from Robert Jacques | 52-80 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Steve Scuderi | 52-83 |
| 00:50 | Canisius | Charles Henderson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Grobstein | 55-83 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-83 |
| 00:24 | Canisius | Charles Henderson snags the defensive board | 55-83 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Canisius | Charles Henderson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-83 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman runs out the clock | 57-83 |