
Northwestern 61
(18-13, 7-11 Big Ten)

(1) Ohio St 67
(30-2, 16-2 Big Ten)
Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN
12:00 PM ET, March 11, 2011
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Complete Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | OT | All1st Half Summary | |||
| TIME | NORTHWESTERN | SCORE | OHIO STATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:44 | John Shurna made Jumper. | 2-0 | |
| 19:22 | 2-0 | William Buford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 19:22 | Alex Marcotullio Defensive Rebound. | 2-0 | |
| 18:46 | John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper. | 2-0 | |
| 18:46 | 2-0 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:28 | 2-0 | Jared Sullinger missed Layup. | |
| 18:28 | 2-0 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 18:27 | 2-0 | Jared Sullinger missed Layup. | |
| 18:26 | 2-0 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 18:24 | 2-2 | Jared Sullinger made Layup. | |
| 18:11 | 2-2 | Foul on William Buford | |
| 18:10 | Michael Thompson Turnover. | 2-2 | |
| 18:08 | 2-2 | Jon Diebler Steal. | |
| 17:50 | 2-2 | Jon Diebler missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 17:50 | Northwestern Defensive Rebound. | 2-2 | |
| 17:27 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | 2-2 | |
| 17:27 | 2-2 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 16:41 | 2-2 | Foul on David Lighty | |
| 17:08 | 2-4 | David Lighty made Jumper. | |
| 16:41 | Michael Thompson made Free Throw. | 3-4 | |
| 16:41 | Michael Thompson made Free Throw. | 4-4 | |
| 16:28 | 4-4 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 16:09 | Luka Mirkovic missed Free Throw. | 4-4 | |
| 16:09 | 4-4 | Foul on Dallas Lauderdale | |
| 16:28 | Alex Marcotullio Defensive Rebound. | 4-4 | |
| 16:09 | Luka Mirkovic missed Free Throw. | 4-4 | |
| 16:09 | 4-4 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 15:47 | 4-4 | Dallas Lauderdale missed Jumper. | |
| 15:47 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | 4-4 | |
| 15:24 | John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Marcotullio. | 7-4 | |
| 14:59 | Foul on Michael Thompson | 7-4 | |
| 14:59 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 14:54 | 7-4 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 14:54 | 7-4 | David Lighty Offensive Rebound. | |
| 14:48 | 7-4 | David Lighty missed Layup. | |
| 14:48 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | 7-4 | |
| 14:24 | Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper. | 7-4 | |
| 14:24 | 7-4 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 14:12 | 7-4 | David Lighty missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 14:12 | 7-4 | Ohio State Offensive Rebound. | |
| 14:10 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | 7-4 | |
| 13:53 | 7-6 | Jared Sullinger made Jumper. | |
| 13:26 | Alex Marcotullio Turnover. | 7-6 | |
| 13:24 | 7-6 | William Buford Steal. | |
| 13:18 | 7-6 | William Buford missed Layup. | |
| 13:18 | 7-6 | David Lighty Offensive Rebound. | |
| 13:16 | 7-8 | David Lighty made Layup. | |
| 12:48 | Drew Crawford missed Jumper. | 7-8 | |
| 12:48 | 7-8 | David Lighty Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:32 | 7-10 | William Buford made Jumper. | |
| 11:57 | Michael Thompson made Jumper. | 9-10 | |
| 11:35 | 9-10 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 11:35 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | 9-10 | |
| 11:04 | John Shurna missed Jumper. | 9-10 | |
| 11:03 | 9-10 | David Lighty Block. | |
| 11:02 | Drew Crawford Offensive Rebound. | 9-10 | |
| 11:01 | Drew Crawford made Layup. | 11-10 | |
| 10:43 | 11-10 | Jon Diebler missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 10:38 | 11-10 | David Lighty Offensive Rebound. | |
| 10:31 | 11-12 | David Lighty made Jumper. | |
| 9:58 | Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper. | 11-12 | |
| 9:58 | 11-12 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 9:42 | 11-12 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 9:42 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | 11-12 | |
| 9:14 | Drew Crawford missed Jumper. | 11-12 | |
| 9:14 | Drew Crawford Offensive Rebound. | 11-12 | |
| 9:09 | Drew Crawford made Layup. | 13-12 | |
| 8:47 | 13-12 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 8:47 | Drew Crawford Block. | 13-12 | |
| 8:44 | Michael Thompson Defensive Rebound. | 13-12 | |
| 8:15 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | 13-12 | |
| 8:15 | 13-12 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:46 | 13-14 | Aaron Craft made Layup. | |
| 7:20 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | 13-14 | |
| 7:20 | 13-14 | David Lighty Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:10 | 13-14 | Jon Diebler missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 7:10 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | 13-14 | |
| 6:56 | John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. | 16-14 | |
| 6:33 | 16-14 | Aaron Craft missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 6:33 | 16-14 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 6:27 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 6:21 | 16-14 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 6:20 | John Shurna Block. | 16-14 | |
| 6:19 | 16-14 | Ohio State Offensive Rebound. | |
| 6:17 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 6:16 | 16-14 | Deshaun Thomas missed Jumper. | |
| 6:16 | Nick Fruendt Defensive Rebound. | 16-14 | |
| 5:44 | Michael Thompson missed Jumper. | 16-14 | |
| 5:43 | 16-14 | Aaron Craft Block. | |
| 5:42 | 16-14 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 5:35 | Foul on Nick Fruendt | 16-14 | |
| 5:18 | 16-14 | Aaron Craft missed Jumper. | |
| 5:18 | Nick Fruendt Defensive Rebound. | 16-14 | |
| 4:58 | Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper. | 16-14 | |
| 4:58 | 16-14 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:42 | 16-16 | Jon Diebler made Layup. | |
| 4:25 | John Shurna made Free Throw. | 17-16 | |
| 4:25 | 17-16 | Foul on David Lighty | |
| 4:25 | John Shurna made Free Throw. | 18-16 | |
| 4:06 | 18-18 | Jon Diebler made Layup. | |
| 4:06 | Foul on Nick Fruendt | 18-18 | |
| 4:06 | 18-19 | Jon Diebler made Free Throw. | |
| 3:48 | 18-19 | Foul on Jon Diebler | |
| 3:48 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:48 | Davide Curletti made Free Throw. | 19-19 | |
| 3:48 | Davide Curletti made Free Throw. | 20-19 | |
| 3:38 | 20-19 | Deshaun Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 3:38 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | 20-19 | |
| 3:09 | Alex Marcotullio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Crawford. | 23-19 | |
| 2:49 | 23-21 | Deshaun Thomas made Layup. | |
| 2:23 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | 23-21 | |
| 2:23 | 23-21 | Jon Diebler Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:15 | 23-21 | Jon Diebler missed Layup. | |
| 2:14 | John Shurna Block. | 23-21 | |
| 2:13 | Alex Marcotullio Defensive Rebound. | 23-21 | |
| 1:43 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | 23-21 | |
| 1:43 | 23-21 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:27 | 23-24 | Aaron Craft made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deshaun Thomas. | |
| 1:02 | Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper. | 23-24 | |
| 1:02 | 23-24 | Ohio State Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:50 | 23-26 | Aaron Craft made Layup. | |
| 0:48 | 23-26 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 0:22 | Alex Marcotullio Turnover. | 23-26 | |
| 0:20 | 23-26 | Deshaun Thomas Steal. | |
| 0:13 | Foul on Alex Marcotullio | 23-26 | |
| 0:09 | 23-26 | William Buford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:09 | 23-26 | Aaron Craft Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:07 | 23-26 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 0:08 | 23-26 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:05 | 23-26 | Aaron Craft Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:04 | 23-26 | Aaron Craft missed Layup. | |
| 0:03 | 23-26 | Aaron Craft Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:03 | 23-26 | Aaron Craft missed Layup. | |
| 0:02 | 23-26 | Aaron Craft Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:01 | 23-28 | Aaron Craft made Layup. | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Half. | ||
2nd Half Summary | |||
| TIME | NORTHWESTERN | SCORE | OHIO STATE |
| 19:44 | 23-28 | Jared Sullinger Turnover. | |
| 19:41 | Alex Marcotullio Steal. | 23-28 | |
| 19:23 | John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. | 26-28 | |
| 18:55 | 26-28 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 18:55 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | 26-28 | |
| 18:53 | 26-28 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 18:43 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | 26-28 | |
| 18:43 | 26-28 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:31 | 26-28 | David Lighty missed Jumper. | |
| 18:31 | 26-28 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 18:27 | Foul on Michael Thompson | 26-28 | |
| 18:21 | Foul on John Shurna | 26-28 | |
| 18:21 | 26-29 | David Lighty made Free Throw. | |
| 18:21 | 26-30 | David Lighty made Free Throw. | |
| 17:51 | John Shurna made Jumper. | 28-30 | |
| 17:28 | 28-32 | Aaron Craft made Layup. | |
| 17:28 | Foul on Drew Crawford | 28-32 | |
| 17:28 | 28-33 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 17:15 | Drew Crawford missed Layup. | 28-33 | |
| 17:10 | 28-33 | Ohio State Defensive Rebound. | |
| 16:53 | 28-33 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 16:49 | Michael Thompson Steal. | 28-33 | |
| 16:35 | Luka Mirkovic Turnover. | 28-33 | |
| 16:34 | 28-33 | William Buford Steal. | |
| 16:30 | 28-33 | William Buford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 16:30 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | 28-33 | |
| 16:05 | 28-33 | Foul on Jon Diebler | |
| 15:57 | 28-33 | Foul on David Lighty | |
| 15:57 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:52 | Michael Thompson made Layup. | 30-33 | |
| 15:32 | 30-35 | Jon Diebler made Layup. | |
| 14:57 | Davide Curletti missed Jumper. | 30-35 | |
| 14:57 | Drew Crawford Offensive Rebound. | 30-35 | |
| 14:52 | Drew Crawford made Tip Shot. | 32-35 | |
| 14:36 | 32-35 | David Lighty missed Jumper. | |
| 14:36 | 32-35 | Ohio State Offensive Rebound. | |
| 14:31 | Foul on Davide Curletti | 32-35 | |
| 14:20 | 32-35 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 14:20 | 32-35 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 14:17 | 32-35 | Jared Sullinger missed Layup. | |
| 14:17 | 32-35 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 14:16 | Foul on Alex Marcotullio | 32-35 | |
| 14:16 | 32-36 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 14:16 | 32-37 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 13:51 | John Shurna made Jumper. | 34-37 | |
| 13:14 | 34-37 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 13:14 | 34-37 | Aaron Craft Offensive Rebound. | |
| 13:12 | 34-37 | Ohio State Turnover. | |
| 12:42 | Davide Curletti missed Layup. | 34-37 | |
| 12:41 | Davide Curletti Offensive Rebound. | 34-37 | |
| 12:39 | Drew Crawford missed Layup. | 34-37 | |
| 12:39 | 34-37 | Ohio State Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:16 | 34-37 | Jon Diebler missed Layup. | |
| 12:15 | Alex Marcotullio Block. | 34-37 | |
| 12:14 | Northwestern Defensive Rebound. | 34-37 | |
| 11:58 | John Shurna made Dunk. Assisted by Davide Curletti. | 36-37 | |
| 11:36 | 36-37 | William Buford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 11:36 | 36-37 | William Buford Offensive Rebound. | |
| 11:21 | 36-37 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 11:21 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:04 | Michael Thompson made Jumper. | 38-37 | |
| 10:39 | Foul on Alex Marcotullio | 38-37 | |
| 10:39 | 38-38 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 10:39 | 38-39 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 10:15 | Alex Marcotullio missed Layup. | 38-39 | |
| 10:15 | 38-39 | David Lighty Block. | |
| 10:14 | Northwestern Offensive Rebound. | 38-39 | |
| 10:12 | Drew Crawford Turnover. | 38-39 | |
| 10:02 | 38-41 | Aaron Craft made Layup. | |
| 9:42 | 38-41 | Foul on William Buford | |
| 9:42 | John Shurna made Free Throw. | 39-41 | |
| 9:42 | John Shurna made Free Throw. | 40-41 | |
| 9:30 | Foul on Davide Curletti | 40-41 | |
| 9:30 | 40-41 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | |
| 9:30 | 40-42 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 9:04 | John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper. | 40-42 | |
| 9:03 | 40-42 | William Buford Block. | |
| 9:02 | 40-42 | Jon Diebler Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:49 | 40-42 | David Lighty Turnover. | |
| 8:16 | Michael Thompson missed Jumper. | 40-42 | |
| 8:16 | 40-42 | Aaron Craft Block. | |
| 8:14 | 40-42 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:04 | Foul on Michael Thompson | 40-42 | |
| 8:04 | 40-43 | Jon Diebler made Free Throw. | |
| 8:04 | 40-43 | Jon Diebler missed Free Throw. | |
| 8:04 | Alex Marcotullio Defensive Rebound. | 40-43 | |
| 7:42 | Northwestern Full Timeout. | ||
| 7:38 | 40-43 | Foul on Aaron Craft | |
| 7:38 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:06 | Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Crawford. | 43-43 | |
| 6:51 | 43-46 | William Buford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 6:19 | 43-46 | Foul on Aaron Craft | |
| 6:19 | Michael Thompson made Free Throw. | 44-46 | |
| 6:19 | Michael Thompson made Free Throw. | 45-46 | |
| 6:07 | 45-46 | David Lighty missed Jumper. | |
| 6:05 | Michael Thompson Block. | 45-46 | |
| 6:02 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | 45-46 | |
| 5:31 | John Shurna made Free Throw. | 46-46 | |
| 5:31 | 46-46 | Foul on David Lighty | |
| 5:31 | John Shurna made Free Throw. | 47-46 | |
| 5:16 | 47-46 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 5:16 | 47-46 | Jared Sullinger Turnover. | |
| 4:58 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | 48-46 | |
| 4:58 | 48-46 | Foul on Aaron Craft | |
| 4:58 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | 49-46 | |
| 4:37 | 49-47 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 4:37 | Foul on Davide Curletti | 49-47 | |
| 4:37 | 49-48 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 4:10 | Drew Crawford missed Layup. | 49-48 | |
| 4:10 | 49-48 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:00 | Foul on Davide Curletti | 49-48 | |
| 4:00 | 49-49 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 4:00 | 49-49 | Aaron Craft missed Free Throw. | |
| 4:00 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | 49-49 | |
| 3:33 | John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper. | 49-49 | |
| 3:33 | 49-49 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 3:23 | 49-49 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 3:23 | 49-49 | William Buford Offensive Rebound. | |
| 3:18 | 49-51 | William Buford made Tip Shot. | |
| 2:55 | John Shurna missed Jumper. | 49-51 | |
| 2:55 | 49-51 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:49 | 49-51 | Jon Diebler missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 2:49 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | 49-51 | |
| 2:30 | Northwestern Full Timeout. | ||
| 2:09 | Alex Marcotullio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thompson. | 52-51 | |
| 1:54 | 52-51 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 1:54 | Michael Thompson Defensive Rebound. | 52-51 | |
| 1:27 | Drew Crawford missed Jumper. | 52-51 | |
| 1:27 | 52-51 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:00 | Foul on Davide Curletti | 52-51 | |
| 1:00 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 1:00 | 52-51 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | |
| 1:00 | 52-52 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 0:26 | Drew Crawford missed Jumper. | 52-52 | |
| 0:26 | 52-52 | David Lighty Block. | |
| 0:24 | 52-52 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:03 | 52-52 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 0:00 | End of the 2nd Half. | ||
1st Overtime Summary | |||
| TIME | NORTHWESTERN | SCORE | OHIO STATE |
| 4:41 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | 52-52 | |
| 4:41 | 52-53 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 4:41 | 52-54 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 4:11 | Drew Crawford missed Layup. | 52-54 | |
| 4:08 | 52-54 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 3:58 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | 52-54 | |
| 3:58 | 52-55 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 3:58 | 52-56 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 3:40 | Luka Mirkovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thompson. | 55-56 | |
| 3:10 | 55-56 | Aaron Craft missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 3:10 | 55-56 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 3:05 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | 55-56 | |
| 3:05 | 55-56 | William Buford missed Free Throw. | |
| 3:06 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | 55-56 | |
| 3:05 | Technical Foul on Luka Mirkovic | 55-56 | |
| 3:05 | 55-57 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 3:05 | 55-57 | William Buford missed Free Throw. | |
| 3:05 | 55-58 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 2:43 | Northwestern Full Timeout. | ||
| 2:39 | Michael Thompson missed Jumper. | 55-58 | |
| 2:39 | 55-58 | David Lighty Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:22 | 55-61 | Jon Diebler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 2:01 | Drew Crawford made Jumper. | 57-61 | |
| 1:27 | Foul on John Shurna | 57-61 | |
| 1:27 | 57-62 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 1:27 | 57-63 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 1:20 | Michael Thompson made Layup. | 59-63 | |
| 1:09 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 1:02 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 0:46 | Foul on John Shurna | 59-63 | |
| 0:46 | 59-64 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 0:46 | 59-65 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 0:38 | Michael Thompson missed Layup. | 59-65 | |
| 0:38 | 59-65 | William Buford Block. | |
| 0:36 | Drew Crawford Offensive Rebound. | 59-65 | |
| 0:33 | John Shurna missed Jumper. | 59-65 | |
| 0:33 | 59-65 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:26 | 59-65 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | |
| 0:26 | Northwestern Full Timeout. | ||
| 0:19 | 59-65 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 0:19 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | 60-65 | |
| 0:19 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | 61-65 | |
| 0:17 | Foul on Alex Marcotullio | 61-65 | |
| 0:17 | 61-66 | Jon Diebler made Free Throw. | |
| 0:17 | 61-67 | Jon Diebler made Free Throw. | |
| 0:15 | Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | 61-67 | |
| 0:15 | 61-67 | Jon Diebler Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:00 | End Game | ||
