
(6) Cincinnati 66
(26-11, 12-6 Big East)

(2) Ohio St 81
(30-7, 13-5 Big Ten)
Coverage: CBS
9:46 PM ET, March 22, 2012
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Top Performers
Cincinnati: C. Wright 18 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast
Ohio State: J. Sullinger 23 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl
Complete Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | All1st Half Summary | |||
| TIME | CINCINNATI | SCORE | OHIO STATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:41 | Cashmere Wright missed Jumper. | 0-0 | |
| 19:39 | 0-0 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 19:30 | 0-0 | Jared Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 19:28 | Yancy Gates Defensive Rebound. | 0-0 | |
| 19:13 | Yancy Gates missed Jumper. | 0-0 | |
| 19:11 | 0-0 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:48 | 0-0 | Deshaun Thomas missed Jumper. | |
| 18:47 | Cashmere Wright Defensive Rebound. | 0-0 | |
| 18:22 | Jaquon Parker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cashmere Wright. | 3-0 | |
| 18:02 | 3-0 | Jared Sullinger missed Layup. | |
| 18:02 | Yancy Gates Block. | 3-0 | |
| 18:00 | Jaquon Parker Defensive Rebound. | 3-0 | |
| 17:55 | Sean Kilpatrick made Layup. | 5-0 | |
| 17:32 | 5-2 | Deshaun Thomas made Jumper. | |
| 17:08 | Dion Dixon missed Three Point Jumper. | 5-2 | |
| 17:05 | 5-2 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 16:53 | 5-4 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. made Layup. | |
| 16:32 | Cashmere Wright made Layup. | 7-4 | |
| 16:14 | Foul on Yancy Gates | 7-4 | |
| 16:14 | 7-5 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 16:14 | 7-6 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 15:50 | Cashmere Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | 7-6 | |
| 15:48 | 7-6 | Ohio State Defensive Rebound. | |
| 15:45 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:22 | 7-9 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 15:04 | Dion Dixon missed Jumper. | 7-9 | |
| 15:04 | Justin Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 7-9 | |
| 15:04 | Justin Jackson missed Tip Shot. | 7-9 | |
| 15:01 | 7-9 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 14:56 | 7-9 | William Buford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 14:52 | Cheikh Mbodj Defensive Rebound. | 7-9 | |
| 14:21 | Justin Jackson Turnover. | 7-9 | |
| 14:21 | 7-9 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 14:11 | 7-9 | Aaron Craft missed Layup. | |
| 14:11 | Justin Jackson Block. | 7-9 | |
| 14:11 | 7-9 | Ohio State Offensive Rebound. | |
| 14:03 | 7-9 | Aaron Craft missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:59 | 7-9 | Deshaun Thomas Offensive Rebound. | |
| 13:58 | Foul on Sean Kilpatrick | 7-9 | |
| 13:58 | 7-10 | Deshaun Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 13:58 | 7-10 | Deshaun Thomas missed Free Throw. | |
| 13:58 | Justin Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 7-10 | |
| 13:38 | Sean Kilpatrick missed Three Point Jumper. | 7-10 | |
| 13:34 | 7-10 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:27 | 7-13 | Deshaun Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 12:56 | Yancy Gates made Layup. Assisted by Sean Kilpatrick. | 9-13 | |
| 12:26 | 9-13 | Deshaun Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 12:23 | 9-13 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 12:20 | 9-15 | Deshaun Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Jared Sullinger. | |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati Full Timeout. | ||
| 11:59 | Sean Kilpatrick made Layup. | 11-15 | |
| 11:26 | 11-15 | William Buford missed Layup. | |
| 11:26 | 11-15 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 11:26 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:13 | Yancy Gates missed Jumper. | 11-15 | |
| 11:11 | 11-15 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 11:03 | 11-15 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 11:00 | 11-15 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 11:00 | 11-15 | Jared Sullinger missed Tip Shot. | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati Defensive Rebound. | 11-15 | |
| 10:40 | Justin Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Jaquon Parker. | 13-15 | |
| 10:24 | 13-15 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 10:18 | 13-15 | William Buford Offensive Rebound. | |
| 10:18 | 13-15 | William Buford missed Tip Shot. | |
| 10:16 | 13-15 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 10:16 | 13-17 | Jared Sullinger made Tip Shot. | |
| 10:02 | Cashmere Wright missed Jumper. | 13-17 | |
| 9:57 | Jaquon Parker Offensive Rebound. | 13-17 | |
| 9:57 | Jaquon Parker missed Tip Shot. | 13-17 | |
| 9:56 | 13-17 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 9:49 | 13-19 | Deshaun Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by William Buford. | |
| 9:17 | Justin Jackson made Layup. | 15-19 | |
| 8:46 | 15-19 | Deshaun Thomas missed Jumper. | |
| 8:46 | Justin Jackson Block. | 15-19 | |
| 8:42 | 15-19 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 8:40 | 15-21 | Jared Sullinger made Layup. | |
| 8:28 | 15-21 | Foul on Aaron Craft | |
| 8:27 | Ge'Lawn Guyn Turnover. | 15-21 | |
| 8:08 | 15-21 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | |
| 8:08 | Yancy Gates Steal. | 15-21 | |
| 8:01 | Dion Dixon missed Layup. | 15-21 | |
| 7:58 | Justin Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 15-21 | |
| 7:58 | Justin Jackson made Tip Shot. | 17-21 | |
| 7:42 | 17-23 | Deshaun Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 7:20 | 17-23 | Foul on William Buford | |
| 7:20 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:20 | Jaquon Parker made Free Throw. | 18-23 | |
| 7:20 | Jaquon Parker missed Free Throw. | 18-23 | |
| 7:20 | 18-23 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:00 | Foul on Yancy Gates | 18-23 | |
| 7:00 | 18-24 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 7:00 | 18-25 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 6:43 | Jaquon Parker Turnover. | 18-25 | |
| 6:43 | 18-25 | William Buford Steal. | |
| 6:36 | 18-25 | Shannon Scott missed Layup. | |
| 6:36 | Justin Jackson Block. | 18-25 | |
| 6:32 | Cheikh Mbodj Defensive Rebound. | 18-25 | |
| 6:30 | Cheikh Mbodj Turnover. | 18-25 | |
| 6:30 | 18-25 | Shannon Scott Steal. | |
| 6:26 | 18-27 | Deshaun Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Scott. | |
| 5:57 | Jaquon Parker missed Three Point Jumper. | 18-27 | |
| 5:52 | Cincinnati Offensive Rebound. | 18-27 | |
| 5:32 | Sean Kilpatrick missed Three Point Jumper. | 18-27 | |
| 5:28 | Justin Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 18-27 | |
| 5:22 | Sean Kilpatrick missed Jumper. | 18-27 | |
| 5:19 | 18-27 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 5:07 | 18-27 | Shannon Scott Turnover. | |
| 4:48 | Jaquon Parker Turnover. | 18-27 | |
| 4:48 | 18-27 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 4:20 | 18-27 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 4:06 | Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Dion Dixon. | 20-27 | |
| 3:46 | 20-27 | Aaron Craft missed Jumper. | |
| 3:43 | Justin Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 20-27 | |
| 3:19 | Sean Kilpatrick Turnover. | 20-27 | |
| 3:19 | 20-27 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 3:06 | 20-27 | Shannon Scott missed Layup. | |
| 3:04 | Jaquon Parker Defensive Rebound. | 20-27 | |
| 3:00 | 20-27 | Foul on William Buford | |
| 3:00 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:00 | Cashmere Wright made Free Throw. | 21-27 | |
| 3:00 | Cashmere Wright made Free Throw. | 22-27 | |
| 2:42 | 22-30 | Deshaun Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Sullinger. | |
| 2:28 | Foul on Justin Jackson | 22-30 | |
| 2:28 | Justin Jackson Turnover. | 22-30 | |
| 2:17 | 22-33 | Deshaun Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Scott. | |
| 2:12 | Cincinnati Full Timeout. | ||
| 2:06 | Dion Dixon Turnover. | 22-33 | |
| 2:06 | 22-33 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Steal. | |
| 2:03 | 22-35 | Shannon Scott made Layup. Assisted by Lenzelle Smith, Jr.. | |
| 1:42 | Jaquon Parker missed Jumper. | 22-35 | |
| 1:40 | Jaquon Parker Offensive Rebound. | 22-35 | |
| 1:34 | Cashmere Wright made Three Point Jumper. | 25-35 | |
| 1:21 | 25-35 | Deshaun Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 1:18 | 25-35 | Jared Sullinger Offensive Rebound. | |
| 1:18 | 25-37 | Jared Sullinger made Tip Shot. | |
| 0:49 | 25-37 | Foul on Lenzelle Smith, Jr. | |
| 0:43 | Cashmere Wright missed Jumper. | 25-37 | |
| 0:40 | Cashmere Wright Offensive Rebound. | 25-37 | |
| 0:09 | Justin Jackson Turnover. | 25-37 | |
| 0:09 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 0:08 | Foul on Cashmere Wright | 25-37 | |
| 0:07 | Foul on Ge'Lawn Guyn | 25-37 | |
| 0:02 | 25-37 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Half. | ||
2nd Half Summary | |||
| TIME | CINCINNATI | SCORE | OHIO STATE |
| 19:55 | 25-37 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 19:53 | Dion Dixon Defensive Rebound. | 25-37 | |
| 19:27 | Sean Kilpatrick made Jumper. | 27-37 | |
| 19:04 | 27-37 | Aaron Craft missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 19:02 | Yancy Gates Defensive Rebound. | 27-37 | |
| 18:51 | Yancy Gates missed Jumper. | 27-37 | |
| 18:48 | 27-37 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:40 | 27-39 | Jared Sullinger made Dunk. Assisted by Lenzelle Smith, Jr.. | |
| 18:22 | Sean Kilpatrick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cashmere Wright. | 30-39 | |
| 18:08 | 30-39 | Aaron Craft missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 18:05 | Cashmere Wright Defensive Rebound. | 30-39 | |
| 17:48 | Sean Kilpatrick made Three Point Jumper. | 33-39 | |
| 17:32 | Foul on Cashmere Wright | 33-39 | |
| 17:24 | 33-41 | Jared Sullinger made Layup. | |
| 17:02 | Foul on Sean Kilpatrick | 33-41 | |
| 17:02 | Sean Kilpatrick Turnover. | 33-41 | |
| 16:54 | 33-41 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 16:54 | 33-41 | Jared Sullinger Turnover. | |
| 16:39 | Yancy Gates made Jumper. | 35-41 | |
| 16:14 | 35-41 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 16:09 | Cashmere Wright made Layup. Assisted by Sean Kilpatrick. | 37-41 | |
| 16:06 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 15:51 | 37-41 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | |
| 15:51 | Jaquon Parker Steal. | 37-41 | |
| 15:44 | Jaquon Parker made Layup. | 39-41 | |
| 15:44 | 39-41 | Foul on Deshaun Thomas | |
| 15:44 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:44 | Jaquon Parker missed Free Throw. | 39-41 | |
| 15:44 | 39-41 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 15:27 | 39-41 | William Buford missed Layup. | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati Defensive Rebound. | 39-41 | |
| 15:13 | Jaquon Parker made Jumper. | 41-41 | |
| 14:54 | 41-41 | Deshaun Thomas missed Jumper. | |
| 14:52 | Cashmere Wright Defensive Rebound. | 41-41 | |
| 14:43 | Jaquon Parker missed Three Point Jumper. | 41-41 | |
| 14:40 | 41-41 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 14:26 | 41-43 | Jared Sullinger made Jumper. | |
| 14:09 | Cashmere Wright made Three Point Jumper. | 44-43 | |
| 13:53 | 44-43 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 13:53 | Dion Dixon Steal. | 44-43 | |
| 13:48 | Dion Dixon made Layup. | 46-43 | |
| 13:28 | 46-43 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 13:26 | 46-43 | Deshaun Thomas Offensive Rebound. | |
| 13:26 | 46-43 | Deshaun Thomas missed Tip Shot. | |
| 13:26 | 46-43 | Deshaun Thomas Offensive Rebound. | |
| 13:26 | 46-43 | Deshaun Thomas missed Tip Shot. | |
| 13:25 | Jaquon Parker Defensive Rebound. | 46-43 | |
| 13:23 | 46-43 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 13:01 | Sean Kilpatrick Turnover. | 46-43 | |
| 13:01 | 46-43 | William Buford Steal. | |
| 12:54 | 46-43 | Foul on William Buford | |
| 12:54 | 46-43 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 12:43 | Sean Kilpatrick missed Three Point Jumper. | 46-43 | |
| 12:40 | 46-43 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:33 | 46-45 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. made Layup. | |
| 12:16 | Cashmere Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaquon Parker. | 49-45 | |
| 12:00 | 49-48 | William Buford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 11:34 | Yancy Gates made Jumper. Assisted by Cashmere Wright. | 51-48 | |
| 11:34 | 51-48 | Foul on Deshaun Thomas | |
| 11:34 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:34 | Yancy Gates made Free Throw. | 52-48 | |
| 11:19 | Foul on Jaquon Parker | 52-48 | |
| 11:19 | 52-48 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | |
| 11:19 | 52-49 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 11:06 | Yancy Gates missed Jumper. | 52-49 | |
| 11:05 | 52-49 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 10:56 | Foul on Cashmere Wright | 52-49 | |
| 10:56 | 52-50 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 10:56 | 52-51 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 10:42 | Jaquon Parker Turnover. | 52-51 | |
| 10:42 | 52-51 | Jared Sullinger Steal. | |
| 10:31 | 52-51 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 10:28 | 52-51 | William Buford Offensive Rebound. | |
| 10:26 | Foul on Justin Jackson | 52-51 | |
| 10:25 | 52-53 | Aaron Craft made Jumper. | |
| 9:58 | Justin Jackson Turnover. | 52-53 | |
| 9:58 | 52-53 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 9:51 | 52-53 | William Buford missed Layup. | |
| 9:51 | Justin Jackson Block. | 52-53 | |
| 9:47 | 52-53 | Deshaun Thomas Offensive Rebound. | |
| 9:44 | 52-55 | Deshaun Thomas made Layup. | |
| 9:40 | Cincinnati Full Timeout. | ||
| 9:15 | 52-55 | Foul on William Buford | |
| 9:15 | Dion Dixon missed Free Throw. | 52-55 | |
| 9:15 | Dion Dixon made Free Throw. | 53-55 | |
| 8:54 | 53-55 | Shannon Scott missed Jumper. | |
| 8:51 | Sean Kilpatrick Defensive Rebound. | 53-55 | |
| 8:45 | Dion Dixon missed Three Point Jumper. | 53-55 | |
| 8:42 | 53-55 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:22 | 53-55 | Deshaun Thomas Turnover. | |
| 8:03 | Cashmere Wright Turnover. | 53-55 | |
| 8:03 | 53-55 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 7:54 | 53-58 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 7:25 | Foul on Dion Dixon | 53-58 | |
| 7:25 | Dion Dixon Turnover. | 53-58 | |
| 7:25 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:10 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 7:06 | 53-61 | Aaron Craft made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 6:39 | Cashmere Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | 53-61 | |
| 6:35 | 53-61 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 6:26 | 53-63 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jared Sullinger. | |
| 6:19 | Cincinnati Full Timeout. | ||
| 6:15 | Cashmere Wright missed Layup. | 53-63 | |
| 6:15 | 53-63 | Deshaun Thomas Block. | |
| 6:12 | 53-63 | Shannon Scott Defensive Rebound. | |
| 5:57 | 53-65 | Jared Sullinger made Jumper. | |
| 5:21 | Yancy Gates Turnover. | 53-65 | |
| 5:21 | 53-65 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 5:00 | 53-65 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | |
| 5:00 | Yancy Gates Steal. | 53-65 | |
| 4:54 | Sean Kilpatrick made Three Point Jumper. | 56-65 | |
| 4:37 | 56-65 | Jared Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 4:32 | Jaquon Parker Defensive Rebound. | 56-65 | |
| 4:26 | Sean Kilpatrick missed Three Point Jumper. | 56-65 | |
| 4:24 | 56-65 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:07 | 56-67 | Deshaun Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Scott. | |
| 3:43 | Jaquon Parker missed Three Point Jumper. | 56-67 | |
| 3:40 | 56-67 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 3:22 | Foul on Cashmere Wright | 56-67 | |
| 3:22 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:22 | 56-68 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 3:22 | 56-68 | Aaron Craft missed Free Throw. | |
| 3:22 | Justin Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 56-68 | |
| 3:12 | Cashmere Wright Turnover. | 56-68 | |
| 3:12 | 56-68 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Steal. | |
| 2:50 | Foul on Justin Jackson | 56-68 | |
| 2:50 | 56-69 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 2:50 | 56-69 | Aaron Craft missed Free Throw. | |
| 2:50 | Yancy Gates Defensive Rebound. | 56-69 | |
| 2:43 | Cashmere Wright made Three Point Jumper. | 59-69 | |
| 2:27 | Foul on Justin Jackson | 59-69 | |
| 2:27 | 59-69 | Shannon Scott missed Free Throw. | |
| 2:27 | Yancy Gates Defensive Rebound. | 59-69 | |
| 2:10 | Dion Dixon missed Three Point Jumper. | 59-69 | |
| 2:09 | Foul on Yancy Gates | 59-69 | |
| 2:09 | 59-69 | Aaron Craft missed Free Throw. | |
| 2:09 | 59-70 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 2:04 | Cashmere Wright Turnover. | 59-70 | |
| 2:04 | 59-70 | William Buford Steal. | |
| 1:59 | Foul on Dion Dixon | 59-70 | |
| 1:59 | 59-70 | William Buford missed Free Throw. | |
| 1:59 | 59-71 | William Buford made Free Throw. | |
| 1:46 | Jaquon Parker missed Layup. | 59-71 | |
| 1:45 | 59-71 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:38 | Foul on Cashmere Wright | 59-71 | |
| 1:38 | 59-71 | Aaron Craft missed Free Throw. | |
| 1:38 | 59-72 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 1:33 | Yancy Gates Defensive Rebound. | 59-72 | |
| 1:33 | Dion Dixon missed Layup. | 59-72 | |
| 1:33 | 59-72 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:33 | Foul on Jaquon Parker | 59-72 | |
| 1:33 | 59-73 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 1:33 | 59-74 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 1:17 | Jaquon Parker made Jumper. | 61-74 | |
| 1:14 | Cincinnati Full Timeout. | ||
| 1:05 | Foul on Justin Jackson | 61-74 | |
| 1:05 | 61-75 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 1:05 | 61-76 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 1:00 | Dion Dixon made Three Point Jumper. | 64-76 | |
| 0:55 | Foul on Dion Dixon | 64-76 | |
| 0:55 | 64-77 | Deshaun Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 0:55 | 64-78 | Deshaun Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 0:49 | Dion Dixon missed Three Point Jumper. | 64-78 | |
| 0:47 | 64-78 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:15 | 64-81 | Lenzelle Smith, Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:03 | Sean Kilpatrick missed Three Point Jumper. | 64-81 | |
| 0:02 | Dion Dixon Offensive Rebound. | 64-81 | |
| 0:02 | Dion Dixon made Jumper. | 66-81 | |
| 0:00 | End Game | ||

