| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) SG - David Vides (fresh) SF - Roger Streit (fresh) PF - John Osborn (fresh) C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fresh) SG - Jason Spitsberg (fresh) SF - Dan Michaels (fresh) PF - Johnny Audet (fresh) C - John Vance (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Vance 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) | |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | John Osborn snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | David Vides misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | John Osborn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | David Vides misses badly on a shot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dan Michaels | 0-6 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 0-6 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg's pass is intercepted by Roger Streit | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | David Vides throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback (PF) John Osborn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), John Gideon (SG), Donald Justice (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Patterson (C) Ronald Reid, Jason Spitsberg, Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, John Vance | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Gilmore - foul #1 on Chris Gilmore, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin makes the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore's pass is intercepted by James Gaylord in the backcourt | 0-8 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore is hacked by Carlton Austin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlton Austin, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Christopher Gries (SG), Tim Aleman (SF), Albert Evans (C) Chris Gilmore, David Vides, Roger Streit, Olin Schimanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-8 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-8 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries loses the ball out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), John Osborn (PF) Chinua Suleiman, Kevin Railsback | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), Jason Spitsberg (SG), Warner Henderson (SF), Johnny Audet (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Carlton Austin, John Gideon, Donald Justice, James Gaylord, John Patterson | |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg can't finish the layup | 3-8 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet tips it in | 3-10 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | John Osborn hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Chris Gilmore | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Gries (fairly fresh) SF - Tim Aleman (fairly fresh) PF - John Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Spitsberg (fresh) SF - Warner Henderson (fresh) PF - Johnny Audet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 6-10 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Warner Henderson grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Warner Henderson makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Thomas Johnson | 6-12 |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Johnson takes the ball from John Osborn | 6-12 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-12 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | John Osborn snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries makes the shot from the left side set up by Chris Gilmore | 8-12 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet snags the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson loses the dribble to Tim Aleman | 8-12 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman is hacked by Warner Henderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warner Henderson, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chris Gilmore, Christopher Gries, Tim Aleman, John Osborn, Albert Evans | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), John Gideon (SG), Dan Michaels (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Vance (C) Ronald Reid, Jason Spitsberg, Warner Henderson, Johnny Audet, Thomas Johnson | |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Dan Michaels blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kevin Railsback | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Chinua Suleiman | 8-12 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback loses the dribble to Dan Michaels | 8-12 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin is fouled on the floor by Olin Schimanski - foul #1 on Olin Schimanski, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | James Gaylord knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Kevin Railsback - foul #1 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg (SG), Donald Justice (SF), John Patterson (C) Carlton Austin, Dan Michaels, John Vance | |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | James Gaylord makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | James Gaylord blocks the short jumper by Roger Streit | 8-15 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman gets the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | John Patterson steals it from Roger Streit | 8-15 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | John Gideon buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jason Spitsberg | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fairly fresh) SG - David Vides (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Streit (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Railsback (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Gideon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Spitsberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Justice (fresh) PF - James Gaylord (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Patterson (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Roger Streit can't finish the uncontested layup | 8-17 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | James Gaylord grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg's fadeaway is rejected by Olin Schimanski | 8-17 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | James Gaylord takes the ball from Roger Streit in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on David Vides - foul #1 on David Vides, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), Steve Scuderi (SG), John Osborn (PF), Albert Evans (C) Chinua Suleiman, David Vides, Kevin Railsback, Olin Schimanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), Dan Michaels (SF), Johnny Audet (PF), John Vance (C) John Gideon, Donald Justice, James Gaylord, John Patterson | |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | John Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Albert Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG) Jason Spitsberg | |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dan Michaels | 8-20 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore knocks in the shot from the right side | 10-20 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | John Osborn grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore is whistled for a carry | 10-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Christopher Gries (SF), Tim Aleman (PF) Steve Scuderi, Roger Streit, John Osborn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg (SG), Donald Justice (SF), Warner Henderson (PF), John Patterson (C) Carlton Austin, Dan Michaels, Johnny Audet, John Vance | |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | John Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (C) Warner Henderson | |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 10-20 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Albert Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Albert Evans connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Tim Aleman and the foul's on Jason Spitsberg - foul #1 on Jason Spitsberg, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback (PF) Chris Gilmore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (PG), Dan Michaels (SF), Warner Henderson (PF) Ronald Reid, Donald Justice, John Patterson | |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Albert Evans misses the free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by John Gideon is blocked by Kevin Railsback | 12-20 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | David Vides snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Railsback | 15-20 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels is fouled on the floor by Kevin Railsback - foul #2 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Steve Scuderi (SG), Roger Streit (SF), John Osborn (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Christopher Gries, David Vides, Tim Aleman, Kevin Railsback, Albert Evans | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), James Gaylord (SF), Johnny Audet (PF), John Vance (C) Jason Spitsberg, Dan Michaels, Warner Henderson, Thomas Johnson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) SG - Steve Scuderi (fresh) SF - Roger Streit (fairly fresh) PF - John Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Gideon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Gaylord (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Audet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin is called for traveling | 15-20 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | John Osborn blows the layup | 15-20 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | John Osborn tips it in | 17-20 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | James Gaylord grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | James Gaylord is called for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG) Chinua Suleiman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), Donald Justice (SF), John Patterson (PF) John Gideon, James Gaylord, Johnny Audet | |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Steve Scuderi | 19-20 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Donald Justice clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Carlton Austin steps in front of the Steve Scuderi pass | 19-20 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Ronald Reid misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Patterson | 19-20 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | John Vance clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Christopher Gries (SF), Tim Aleman (PF), Albert Evans (C) Steve Scuderi, Roger Streit, John Osborn, Olin Schimanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (PG), Jason Spitsberg (SG), Dan Michaels (SF), Warner Henderson (PF), James Gaylord (C) Ronald Reid, Carlton Austin, Donald Justice, John Patterson, John Vance | |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | James Gaylord hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-20 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | James Gaylord hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | David Vides misses the floater from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jason Spitsberg | 19-22 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Jason Spitsberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG) Chris Gilmore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Audet (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Dan Michaels, Warner Henderson | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Gaylord - foul #1 on James Gaylord, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dan Michaels (SF) James Gaylord | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Albert Evans - foul #1 on Albert Evans, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roger Streit (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Christopher Gries, Tim Aleman, Albert Evans | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), Warner Henderson (SF) John Gideon, Dan Michaels | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Roger Streit grabs the board | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) SG - David Vides (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Streit (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 3 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Reid (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jason Spitsberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warner Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Audet (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Roger Streit tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet loses the ball out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG) Chinua Suleiman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Justice (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Patterson (C) Warner Henderson, Johnny Audet, Thomas Johnson | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Roger Streit is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Justice - foul #1 on Donald Justice, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Jason Spitsberg steps in front of the David Vides pass | 23-23 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | James Gaylord banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Reid | 23-25 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Donald Justice is called for the reach on Roger Streit in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Justice, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (SG), Steve Scuderi (SF), Albert Evans (C) David Vides, Roger Streit, Olin Schimanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), John Gideon (SG) Ronald Reid, Jason Spitsberg | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Donald Justice is called for the reach on Steve Scuderi - foul #3 on Donald Justice, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warner Henderson (SF), Johnny Audet (PF) Donald Justice, John Patterson | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Warner Henderson lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Audet | 24-27 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore is fouled in the backcourt by Carlton Austin - foul #2 on Carlton Austin, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tim Aleman (SF), John Osborn (PF) Steve Scuderi, Kevin Railsback | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vance (C) James Gaylord | |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet misses the lay-in | 26-27 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Johnny Audet pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Warner Henderson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Audet | 26-29 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman is hacked by John Vance - foul #1 on John Vance, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Steve Scuderi (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chris Gilmore, Christopher Gries, John Osborn, Albert Evans | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Reid (PG), Jason Spitsberg (SG), Dan Michaels (SF), John Patterson (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Carlton Austin, John Gideon, Warner Henderson, Johnny Audet, John Vance | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Dan Michaels comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman gets the rebound | 28-29 |