| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Salley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Urena (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garth Nevers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Robbins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Phillip Urena inbounds the ball | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Jason Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | David Garling hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Blanks | 34-44 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | David Salley double dribbles | 34-44 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | David Garling misses long on a runner from the left block | 34-44 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Phillip Urena gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Justin Robbins, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | David Blanks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Phillip Urena | 34-44 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Danny Parry steals it from Justin Robbins | 34-44 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Jason Thomas steals the ball from David Blanks | 34-44 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | David Salley banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason Thomas | 34-46 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti banks in the layup set up by Danny Parry | 36-46 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Garth Nevers misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | David Salley is called for the reach on Donnie Bonetti - foul #2 on David Salley, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), William Green (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Stanford Casella (C) David Garling, Danny Parry, Donnie Bonetti, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart (PG), Christopher Dowdy (SG), Nigel Anderson (SF), Michael Hunt (PF) David Salley, Jason Thomas, Phillip Urena, Garth Nevers | |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Nigel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Todd Sieben grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-46 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Nigel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Dowdy and the foul's on Stanford Casella - foul #2 on Stanford Casella, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF) David Blanks, William Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Thomas (SG), Phillip Urena (SF) Nigel Anderson, Michael Hunt | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins misses the free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Stanford Casella grabs the board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanford Casella (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Lockhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Urena (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Dowdy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Todd Sieben can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart is fouled on the floor by David Garling - foul #1 on David Garling, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti (PF), David Smith (C) Thad Zbierski, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Salley (PG), Garth Nevers (PF), Michael Hunt (C) Joseph Lockhart, Christopher Dowdy, Justin Robbins | |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Jason Thomas buries a turnaround near the basket set up by David Salley and he's fouled by Todd Sieben - foul #2 on Todd Sieben, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Jason Thomas makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Todd Sieben throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG) Todd Sieben | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Garth Nevers is fouled on the floor by David Garling - foul #2 on David Garling, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | David Salley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Garth Nevers | 36-54 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | David Blanks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Danny Parry | 38-54 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Phillip Urena scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Hunt | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti makes the turnaround in the paint | 40-56 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Garth Nevers is whistled for traveling | 40-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), William Green (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF), Stanford Casella (C) David Garling, Danny Parry, Donnie Bonetti, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart (PG), Benjamin Perry (SG), Nigel Anderson (SF), Christopher Dowdy (PF), Justin Robbins (C) David Salley, Jason Thomas, Phillip Urena, Garth Nevers, Michael Hunt | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Benjamin Perry takes the ball from Thad Zbierski | 40-56 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart travels with the ball | 40-56 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Todd Sieben misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG), Donnie Bonetti (PF) David Blanks, William Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Salley (PG), Jason Thomas (SG), Phillip Urena (SF) Joseph Lockhart, Benjamin Perry, Nigel Anderson | |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Justin Robbins | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanford Casella (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Salley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Urena (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Dowdy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | David Salley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jason Thomas | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), Danny Parry (SF), David Smith (C) Todd Sieben, Raymond Robinson, Thad Zbierski, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Garth Nevers (PF) Christopher Dowdy | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Garth Nevers and the foul's on David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Green (PF) Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins misses the free throw | 40-61 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Phillip Urena pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | David Garling is called for the reach on Jason Thomas - foul #3 on David Garling, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thad Zbierski (PF) William Green | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart (PG), Michael Hunt (C) David Salley, Justin Robbins | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Jason Thomas connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Phillip Urena | 40-63 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | David Blanks connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Garling | 43-63 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | David Garling steals the ball from Phillip Urena | 43-63 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Danny Parry's pass is intercepted by Phillip Urena | 43-63 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Thad Zbierski blocks the short jumper by Phillip Urena | 43-63 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thad Zbierski | 43-63 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | David Blanks clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Phillip Urena gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Jason Thomas comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 43-63 |
| 08:23 | Purdue | David Smith snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | David Blanks clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-63 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Danny Parry pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | David Smith is hacked by Michael Hunt - foul #1 on Michael Hunt, team foul #3 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF), Stanford Casella (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Salley (PG), Christopher Dowdy (SG), Nigel Anderson (SF), Justin Robbins (C) Joseph Lockhart, Jason Thomas, Phillip Urena, Garth Nevers | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | William Green misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Nigel Anderson - foul #1 on Nigel Anderson, team foul #4 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Benjamin Perry (SG) Michael Hunt | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Benjamin Perry's pass is intercepted by Raymond Robinson | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanford Casella (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Salley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Perry (fresh) SF - Nigel Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Dowdy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Todd Sieben throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-63 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | David Salley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Nigel Anderson tips it back up and in | 45-65 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Stanford Casella loses the dribble to David Salley | 45-65 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-65 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins grabs the offensive board | 45-65 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | David Salley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Perry | 45-68 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Stanford Casella hits the follow up shot | 47-68 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | David Salley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG), Chad White (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF) Raymond Robinson, William Green, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart (PG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Michael Hunt (PF), Bruce Fedele (C) David Salley, Benjamin Perry, Nigel Anderson, Justin Robbins | |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Stanford Casella misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-68 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Chad White pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Chad White makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-68 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), Danny Parry (SF), David Smith (C) Barney Pendergrass, Todd Sieben, Chad White, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Thomas (SG), Phillip Urena (SF), Garth Nevers (PF), Justin Robbins (C) Christopher Dowdy, Dikembe Aziz, Michael Hunt, Bruce Fedele | |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Justin Robbins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Lockhart | 50-71 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | David Garling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Garth Nevers | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-71 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Phillip Urena tips it back up and in | 50-73 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Lockhart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Phillip Urena (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Garth Nevers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Robbins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-73 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jason Thomas | 50-73 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Phillip Urena is denied on a layup by Thad Zbierski | 50-73 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Garth Nevers tips it in | 50-75 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | David Garling buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Smith | 53-75 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (SF), Stanford Casella (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry, David Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Benjamin Perry (SG), Nigel Anderson (SF), Christopher Dowdy (PF), Michael Hunt (C) Jason Thomas, Phillip Urena, Garth Nevers, Justin Robbins | |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Joseph Lockhart steps in front of the Raymond Robinson pass | 53-75 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | Christopher Dowdy lays it in set up by Joseph Lockhart | 53-77 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Todd Sieben hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Thad Zbierski | 56-77 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Nigel Anderson | 56-80 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-80 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-80 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Christopher Dowdy can't tip it in | 59-80 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | William Green pulls down the rebound | 59-80 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 59-80 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Nigel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 59-80 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Benjamin Perry's pass is intercepted by Thad Zbierski | 59-80 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Todd Sieben comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-80 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | William Green tips it home | 61-80 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Lockhart runs out the clock | 61-80 |