| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Perry (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Lukaszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Sorrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Tim Sorrell inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan 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 (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | William Clark drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel scores on a runner in the lane | 31-35 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Tim Sorrell is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa misses badly on a shot from the left block | 31-35 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel can't tip it in | 31-35 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Bryan Jackson travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski is hacked by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski buries a 3 from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Bryan Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the jumper from close range set up by Radman Drinski | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | William Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Perry | 36-38 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Suleski | 36-38 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel is hacked by Jerry Lukaszewski - foul #1 on Jerry Lukaszewski, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Eugene Elsass (SG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski, Mitchell Suleski, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Donald (SF), Scott Wilson (PF), Rodney Delariva (C) Tim Sorrell, William Clark, Bryan Jackson | |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr lays it in | 38-38 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Delariva | 38-40 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Scott Wilson takes the ball from Terrance Smith | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marc Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Ruben (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Perry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Lukaszewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Donald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Rodney Delariva (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Rodney Delariva is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), Mark Sears (PF) Terrance Smith, John Brown, Ronald Ruben | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Byrd (PG), Jeffrey Pope (SG), William Clark (PF) Thomas Perry, Jerry Lukaszewski, Anthony Donald | |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Marc Mohr | 40-40 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | William Clark drills a runner in the paint set up by Maurice Byrd | 40-42 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Radman Drinski | 43-42 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Maurice Byrd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Radman Drinski - foul #1 on Radman Drinski, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel (SF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Eugene Elsass, Marc Mohr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski (SG), Tim Sorrell (SF), Bryan Jackson (C) Jeffrey Pope, Scott Wilson, Rodney Delariva | |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Maurice Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Maurice Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Tim Sorrell takes the ball from Mitchell Suleski | 43-43 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bryan Jackson - foul #1 on Bryan Jackson, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), John Brown (PF) Radman Drinski, Mark Sears | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Perry (PG), Louis Denton (PF) Maurice Byrd, William Clark | |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Mitchell Suleski is called for the reach on Tim Sorrell - foul #2 on Mitchell Suleski, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass (PF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass's pass is intercepted by Jerry Lukaszewski | 45-43 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Sears (PF) Mitchell Suleski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Wilson (PF), Rodney Delariva (C) Louis Denton, Bryan Jackson | |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Rodney Delariva - foul #1 on Rodney Delariva, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG) Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Byrd (SG), William Clark (PF) Jerry Lukaszewski, Tim Sorrell | |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | William Clark can't finish the layup | 46-43 |
| 11:48 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel grabs the board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Perry (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Delariva (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears's fadeaway is rejected by William Clark | 46-43 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | William Clark gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Scott Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Sears | 46-43 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | William Clark gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Elsass is called for the reach on Thomas Perry - foul #1 on Eugene Elsass, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Mitchell Suleski (SG), John Brown (SF), Marc Mohr (PF), Ronald Ruben (C) Radman Drinski, Eugene Elsass, Allen Sippel, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski (SG), Tim Sorrell (SF), Bryan Jackson (C) Maurice Byrd, Scott Wilson, Rodney Delariva | |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | William Clark tips it home | 46-45 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | John Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Tim Sorrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Pope (PG), Louis Denton (PF) Thomas Perry, William Clark | |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bryan Jackson - foul #2 on Bryan Jackson, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG) Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Byrd (PG), Rodney Delariva (PF) Jeffrey Pope, Louis Denton | |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Ronald Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Bryan Jackson scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Lukaszewski and he's hacked by Marc Mohr - foul #1 on Marc Mohr, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Sears (PF) Ronald Ruben | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Perry (PG) Maurice Byrd | |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Bryan Jackson misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears scores on a shot from the right wing set up by John Brown and he's fouled by Bryan Jackson - foul #3 on Bryan Jackson, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Wilson (PF) Rodney Delariva | |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Tim Sorrell misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 53-47 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | John Brown tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | John Brown is called for the reach on Tim Sorrell - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (PG), Allen Sippel (SF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Radman Drinski, John Brown, Marc Mohr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Clark (PF), Rodney Delariva (C) Tim Sorrell, Bryan Jackson | |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | William Clark grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchell Suleski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allen Sippel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Sears (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lionel Mendosa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Perry (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Lukaszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Delariva (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Delariva | 55-49 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Scott Wilson loses the dribble to Mitchell Suleski | 55-49 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Perry | 55-49 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Perry | 55-52 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith is denied on a layup by William Clark | 55-52 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | William Clark pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | William Clark connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Lukaszewski | 55-54 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-54 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski (PG) Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tim Sorrell (SF), Bryan Jackson (C) Scott Wilson, Rodney Delariva | |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Mark Sears can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Tim Sorrell grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Tim Sorrell - foul #3 on Tim Sorrell, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terrance Smith (SG), Eugene Elsass (PF), Marc Mohr (C) Mitchell Suleski, Mark Sears, Lionel Mendosa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Byrd (SG) Jerry Lukaszewski | |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | William Clark gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | William Clark drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Perry | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Radman Drinski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrance Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Sippel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Elsass (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Perry (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Sorrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Bryan Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tim Sorrell - foul #4 on Tim Sorrell, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Pope (SG), Rodney Delariva (PF) Thomas Perry, William Clark | |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Eugene Elsass grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Marc Mohr misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Rodney Delariva grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitchell Suleski (SG), Mark Sears (PF), Lionel Mendosa (C) Terrance Smith, Eugene Elsass, Marc Mohr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Perry (PG), Jerry Lukaszewski (SG), William Clark (PF) Maurice Byrd, Jeffrey Pope, Rodney Delariva | |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Radman Drinski is called for the reach on Thomas Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Radman Drinski, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Jerry Lukaszewski takes the ball from Radman Drinski | 55-56 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Lukaszewski | 55-58 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Perry - foul #1 on Thomas Perry, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | William Clark comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Sears - foul #3 on Mark Sears, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel's pass is intercepted by Jerry Lukaszewski | 57-60 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-62 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Radman Drinski scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Allen Sippel | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Lionel Mendosa blocks the short jumper by Bryan Jackson | 59-62 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Lionel Mendosa banks in the layup on a nice dish by Radman Drinski | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry is hacked by Radman Drinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Radman Drinski, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Lionel Mendosa | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Allen Sippel makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Mark Sears | 63-63 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jerry Lukaszewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-65 |