
(1) Ohio St 58
(22-0, 9-0 Big Ten)

Northwestern 57
(13-8, 3-7 Big Ten)
Coverage: ESPN2/WatchESPN
6:00 PM ET, January 29, 2011
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL
Top Performers
Ohio State: J. Sullinger 21 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
Northwestern: M. Thompson 16 Pts, 1 Reb, 8 Ast
Complete Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | All1st Half Summary | |||
| TIME | OHIO STATE | SCORE | NORTHWESTERN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Jared Sullinger made Two Point Jumper. | 2-0 | |
| 19:19 | 2-0 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 19:19 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | 2-0 | |
| 19:08 | William Buford missed Two Point Jumper. | 2-0 | |
| 19:08 | 2-0 | JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:37 | 2-2 | Luka Mirkovic made Two Point Layup. Assisted by JerShon Cobb. | |
| 18:18 | Jared Sullinger made Two Point Jumper. | 4-2 | |
| 17:44 | 4-2 | Drew Crawford Turnover. | |
| 17:43 | David Lighty Steal. | 4-2 | |
| 17:38 | Jared Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper. | 4-2 | |
| 17:38 | 4-2 | Mike Capocci Defensive Rebound. | |
| 17:07 | 4-2 | Drew Crawford missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 17:07 | 4-2 | Northwestern Offensive Rebound. | |
| 17:02 | 4-2 | Mike Capocci missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 17:02 | Jon Diebler Defensive Rebound. | 4-2 | |
| 16:58 | 4-2 | Foul on Mike Capocci | |
| 16:31 | David Lighty Turnover. | 4-2 | |
| 16:12 | 4-2 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 16:12 | 4-2 | Luka Mirkovic Offensive Rebound. | |
| 15:43 | 4-2 | JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 15:43 | Dallas Lauderdale Defensive Rebound. | 4-2 | |
| 15:32 | William Buford made Two Point Layup. | 6-2 | |
| 14:55 | 6-5 | Mike Capocci made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Crawford. | |
| 14:34 | Dallas Lauderdale made Two Point Jumper. | 8-5 | |
| 14:11 | 8-5 | Mike Capocci Turnover. | |
| 14:10 | Jared Sullinger Steal. | 8-5 | |
| 14:07 | Jared Sullinger made Two Point Dunk Shot. | 10-5 | |
| 13:47 | 10-5 | Luka Mirkovic missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:47 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | 10-5 | |
| 13:28 | Dallas Lauderdale missed Two Point Jumper. | 10-5 | |
| 13:28 | 10-5 | JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:54 | 10-5 | Luka Mirkovic missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 12:54 | Dallas Lauderdale Block. | 10-5 | |
| 12:53 | 10-5 | Northwestern Offensive Rebound. | |
| 12:53 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 12:51 | Foul on Aaron Craft | 10-5 | |
| 12:51 | 10-6 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | |
| 12:51 | 10-7 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | |
| 12:51 | 10-8 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | |
| 12:33 | William Buford missed Two Point Jumper. | 10-8 | |
| 12:33 | 10-8 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:13 | 10-8 | Drew Crawford missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 12:13 | David Lighty Defensive Rebound. | 10-8 | |
| 12:04 | William Buford made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | 12-8 | |
| 12:04 | 12-8 | Foul on Michael Thompson | |
| 12:04 | William Buford made Free Throw. | 13-8 | |
| 11:28 | Aaron Craft Steal. | 13-8 | |
| 11:28 | 13-8 | Foul on Michael Thompson | |
| 11:28 | 13-8 | Michael Thompson Turnover. | |
| 11:27 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:07 | David Lighty Turnover. | 13-8 | |
| 10:38 | 13-8 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 10:38 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | 13-8 | |
| 10:22 | 13-8 | Foul on Alex Marcotullio | |
| 9:57 | 13-8 | Foul on Davide Curletti | |
| 9:57 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | 14-8 | |
| 9:57 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | 15-8 | |
| 9:35 | 15-10 | JerShon Cobb made Two Point Layup. | |
| 9:09 | 15-10 | Foul on JerShon Cobb | |
| 9:04 | David Lighty made Two Point Jumper. | 17-10 | |
| 8:42 | 17-10 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 8:42 | Jon Diebler Defensive Rebound. | 17-10 | |
| 8:30 | Aaron Craft missed Three Point Jumper. | 17-10 | |
| 8:30 | 17-10 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:05 | Foul on David Lighty | 17-10 | |
| 8:05 | 17-10 | Drew Crawford missed Free Throw. | |
| 8:05 | 17-11 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | |
| 7:47 | Jared Sullinger missed Two Point Jumper. | 17-11 | |
| 7:46 | 17-11 | Mike Capocci Block. | |
| 7:45 | 17-11 | Michael Thompson Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:08 | 17-13 | Drew Crawford made Two Point Layup. | |
| 6:45 | Jared Sullinger missed Two Point Jumper. | 17-13 | |
| 6:45 | 17-13 | Northwestern Defensive Rebound. | |
| 6:41 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 6:15 | Foul on Jon Diebler | 17-13 | |
| 6:13 | Foul on David Lighty | 17-13 | |
| 6:12 | 17-15 | Mike Capocci made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Michael Thompson. | |
| 5:47 | Jared Sullinger missed Two Point Jumper. | 17-15 | |
| 5:47 | 17-15 | Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound. | |
| 5:19 | Foul on Aaron Craft | 17-15 | |
| 5:18 | 17-15 | Mike Capocci Turnover. | |
| 5:00 | Jared Sullinger missed Two Point Jumper. | 17-15 | |
| 5:00 | 17-15 | Luka Mirkovic Block. | |
| 4:59 | Ohio State Offensive Rebound. | 17-15 | |
| 4:55 | Jon Diebler missed Three Point Jumper. | 17-15 | |
| 4:55 | 17-15 | JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:45 | 17-18 | JerShon Cobb made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 4:29 | Aaron Craft made Two Point Jumper. | 19-18 | |
| 3:51 | 19-21 | Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 3:29 | Aaron Craft made Two Point Layup. | 21-21 | |
| 3:03 | Foul on Jon Diebler | 21-21 | |
| 3:03 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 2:59 | 21-21 | JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 2:59 | 21-21 | Northwestern Offensive Rebound. | |
| 2:59 | 21-23 | Alex Marcotullio made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Michael Thompson. | |
| 2:35 | Jon Diebler missed Two Point Layup. | 21-23 | |
| 2:35 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | 21-23 | |
| 2:33 | Jared Sullinger made Two Point Layup. | 23-23 | |
| 2:12 | 23-23 | Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 2:12 | Dallas Lauderdale Defensive Rebound. | 23-23 | |
| 1:45 | Aaron Craft made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Sullinger. | 26-23 | |
| 1:32 | Northwestern 30 Second Timeout. | ||
| 1:07 | 26-23 | Mike Capocci missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 1:06 | Dallas Lauderdale Block. | 26-23 | |
| 1:05 | 26-23 | Mike Capocci Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:42 | 26-23 | Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:42 | 26-23 | Luka Mirkovic Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:05 | 26-24 | Mike Capocci made Free Throw. | |
| 0:05 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | 26-24 | |
| 0:05 | 26-25 | Mike Capocci made Free Throw. | |
| 0:02 | 26-25 | Foul on Drew Crawford | |
| 0:02 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | 27-25 | |
| 0:02 | Aaron Craft missed Free Throw. | 27-25 | |
| 0:02 | 27-25 | Mike Capocci Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Half. | ||
2nd Half Summary | |||
| TIME | OHIO STATE | SCORE | NORTHWESTERN |
| 19:50 | David Lighty missed Three Point Jumper. | 27-25 | |
| 19:50 | 27-25 | JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound. | |
| 19:22 | 27-25 | Mike Capocci missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 19:22 | Jared Sullinger Block. | 27-25 | |
| 19:21 | 27-25 | Northwestern Offensive Rebound. | |
| 19:17 | 27-25 | JerShon Cobb missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 19:17 | David Lighty Defensive Rebound. | 27-25 | |
| 19:13 | 27-25 | Foul on Drew Crawford | |
| 18:59 | Dallas Lauderdale made Two Point Jumper. | 29-25 | |
| 18:30 | 29-25 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 18:30 | Ohio State Defensive Rebound. | 29-25 | |
| 18:14 | Jared Sullinger made Two Point Jumper. | 31-25 | |
| 17:37 | Foul on William Buford | 31-25 | |
| 17:25 | 31-27 | Mike Capocci made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 17:07 | William Buford made Two Point Jumper. | 33-27 | |
| 16:33 | 33-27 | JerShon Cobb missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 16:33 | 33-27 | Davide Curletti Offensive Rebound. | |
| 16:30 | 33-29 | Davide Curletti made Two Point Layup. | |
| 16:12 | 33-29 | Foul on Davide Curletti | |
| 16:06 | William Buford made Two Point Jumper. | 35-29 | |
| 15:37 | 35-29 | Drew Crawford missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 15:37 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | 35-29 | |
| 15:15 | 35-29 | Foul on JerShon Cobb | |
| 15:15 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:11 | 35-29 | Foul on Davide Curletti | |
| 15:11 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | 36-29 | |
| 15:11 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | 37-29 | |
| 14:46 | 37-29 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 14:46 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | 37-29 | |
| 14:40 | William Buford missed Two Point Jumper. | 37-29 | |
| 14:40 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | 37-29 | |
| 14:36 | Jared Sullinger made Two Point Layup. | 39-29 | |
| 14:16 | 39-29 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 14:16 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | 39-29 | |
| 14:07 | 39-29 | Foul on Drew Crawford | |
| 14:07 | William Buford made Free Throw. | 40-29 | |
| 14:07 | William Buford made Free Throw. | 41-29 | |
| 13:56 | Foul on William Buford | 41-29 | |
| 13:54 | 41-29 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:54 | 41-29 | Northwestern Offensive Rebound. | |
| 13:33 | 41-32 | Drew Crawford made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:08 | William Buford missed Two Point Jumper. | 41-32 | |
| 13:08 | 41-32 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:51 | 41-32 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 12:51 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | 41-32 | |
| 12:36 | Aaron Craft made Two Point Layup. | 43-32 | |
| 12:36 | 43-32 | Foul on Drew Crawford | |
| 12:36 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | 44-32 | |
| 12:27 | 44-32 | Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 12:27 | 44-32 | Alex Marcotullio Offensive Rebound. | |
| 12:07 | 44-34 | Michael Thompson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Alex Marcotullio. | |
| 11:48 | Jared Sullinger made Two Point Jumper. | 46-34 | |
| 11:48 | 46-34 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | |
| 11:48 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:48 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | 47-34 | |
| 11:23 | 47-34 | JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 11:23 | 47-34 | Mike Capocci Offensive Rebound. | |
| 11:16 | 47-34 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 11:16 | 47-34 | JerShon Cobb Offensive Rebound. | |
| 10:57 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | 47-34 | |
| 10:57 | 47-35 | Luka Mirkovic made Free Throw. | |
| 10:57 | 47-35 | Luka Mirkovic missed Free Throw. | |
| 10:57 | Jon Diebler Defensive Rebound. | 47-35 | |
| 10:44 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | 47-35 | |
| 10:43 | 47-35 | Mike Capocci Steal. | |
| 10:22 | 47-37 | Luka Mirkovic made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thompson. | |
| 10:05 | David Lighty made Two Point Layup. | 49-37 | |
| 9:30 | 49-39 | Mike Capocci made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Michael Thompson. | |
| 8:57 | William Buford missed Three Point Jumper. | 49-39 | |
| 8:57 | 49-39 | Northwestern Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:53 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | 49-39 | |
| 8:33 | 49-39 | JerShon Cobb Turnover. | |
| 8:25 | Aaron Craft made Two Point Layup. | 51-39 | |
| 7:56 | 51-42 | Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Crawford. | |
| 7:54 | Foul on Dallas Lauderdale | 51-42 | |
| 7:53 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:53 | 51-43 | Davide Curletti made Free Throw. | |
| 7:53 | 51-43 | Davide Curletti missed Free Throw. | |
| 7:24 | 51-46 | JerShon Cobb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thompson. | |
| 6:53 | 51-46 | Foul on Davide Curletti | |
| 6:53 | David Lighty made Free Throw. | 52-46 | |
| 6:53 | David Lighty made Free Throw. | 53-46 | |
| 6:21 | 53-46 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 6:21 | 53-46 | Drew Crawford Offensive Rebound. | |
| 5:58 | 53-49 | Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luka Mirkovic. | |
| 5:30 | 53-49 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | |
| 5:30 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | 53-49 | |
| 5:30 | 53-49 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:55 | 53-49 | Northwestern Turnover. | |
| 4:44 | 53-49 | Foul on Michael Thompson | |
| 4:44 | David Lighty missed Free Throw. | 53-49 | |
| 4:44 | David Lighty missed Free Throw. | 53-49 | |
| 4:44 | 53-49 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:31 | 53-52 | Alex Marcotullio made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 4:12 | 53-52 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | |
| 4:12 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | 54-52 | |
| 4:12 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | 54-52 | |
| 4:12 | 54-52 | JerShon Cobb Defensive Rebound. | |
| 3:53 | 54-55 | Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 3:38 | Jon Diebler made Three Point Jumper. | 57-55 | |
| 3:34 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 3:06 | 57-55 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 3:06 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | 57-55 | |
| 2:47 | Jon Diebler missed Three Point Jumper. | 57-55 | |
| 2:47 | 57-55 | Northwestern Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:41 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 2:25 | 57-55 | Luka Mirkovic missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 2:25 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | 57-55 | |
| 2:06 | William Buford Turnover. | 57-55 | |
| 1:33 | 57-57 | Michael Thompson made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 1:14 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | 57-57 | |
| 1:14 | Northwestern 30 Second Timeout. | ||
| 0:46 | Foul on Aaron Craft | 57-57 | |
| 0:46 | Northwestern 30 Second Timeout. | ||
| 0:19 | 57-57 | Alex Marcotullio Turnover. | |
| 0:17 | David Lighty Steal. | 57-57 | |
| 0:03 | 57-57 | Foul on Alex Marcotullio | |
| 0:03 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | 57-57 | |
| 0:03 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | 58-57 | |
| 0:03 | Northwestern 30 Second Timeout. | ||
| 0:03 | Ohio State 30 Second Timeout. | ||
| 0:03 | Northwestern Full Timeout. | ||
| 0:01 | 58-57 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:01 | 58-57 | Northwestern Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:00 | End Game | ||

