| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Valez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Rucker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Hamblen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-44 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses long on a jumper from the right side | 31-44 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Shawn Cunningham | 31-44 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Timothy Talbot is called for the reach on Shawn Cunningham - foul #3 on Timothy Talbot, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard (SF) Timothy Talbot | |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Michael White is hacked by Ronnie Maggard - foul #3 on Ronnie Maggard, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Branko Zerr (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) Peter Rucker, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker (SF), David Pigford (PF) Ronnie Maggard, Carlos Brown | |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joshua Tucker | 31-44 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Austin Christensen (SG) Michael White, Kevin Haney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Shorts (C) William Hamblen | |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | David Pigford snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker misses the floater from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Tucker - foul #3 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin White (SF), Shawn Cunningham (C) Oliver Valez, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (SG), Timothy Talbot (SF) Robert Bixby, Joshua Tucker | |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Justin White - foul #1 on Justin White, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Kevin Haney (SG), Peter Rucker (PF) James Sturgeon, Austin Christensen, Branko Zerr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Brown (PF), William Hamblen (C) Timothy Talbot, David Pigford | |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Justin White gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham is called for traveling | 32-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SF) Michael Shorts | |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot is fouled in the backcourt by Justin White - foul #2 on Justin White, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland (C) Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Carlos Brown - foul #1 on Carlos Brown, team foul #5 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (SG) Kevin Haney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG) Dominic Esposito | |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carlos Copeland | 34-47 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy is hacked by Robert Bixby - foul #1 on Robert Bixby, team foul #6 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Austin Christensen (SG), Oliver Valez (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Shawn Cunningham (C) Michael White, Donald Stacy, Justin White, Peter Rucker, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard (SF) Timothy Talbot | |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from James Sturgeon | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Austin Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Valez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Beck (fresh) C - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - William Hamblen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | William Hamblen tips it in | 36-49 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ronnie Maggard - foul #4 on Ronnie Maggard, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Haney (SG), Branko Zerr (PF) Austin Christensen, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), Joshua Tucker (SF), David Pigford (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Clifford Pierce, Ronnie Maggard, Carlos Brown, William Hamblen | |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Shorts | 38-51 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses the easy layup | 38-51 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Shorts | 38-51 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | David Pigford hits the follow up shot | 38-53 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney buries a shot from close range set up by Oliver Valez and the foul's on David Pigford - foul #3 on David Pigford, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Justin White (SF), Peter Rucker (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) James Sturgeon, Oliver Valez, Branko Zerr, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SG), Carlos Brown (PF) Robert Bixby, David Pigford | |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Brown | 41-53 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts can't finish the uncontested layup | 41-53 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Justin White gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Michael White double dribbles | 41-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG), Shawn Cunningham (C) Kevin Haney, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG), William Hamblen (C) Dominic Esposito, Michael Shorts | |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Cunningham steals it from William Hamblen in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Justin White comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Justin White tips it in | 43-53 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG) Joshua Tucker | |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Justin White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | William Hamblen pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby blows the layup | 43-54 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot grabs the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby is whistled for traveling | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Kevin Haney (SG), Oliver Valez (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) Michael White, Austin Christensen, Justin White, Peter Rucker, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Pigford (PF) Carlos Brown | |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-54 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | James Sturgeon takes the ball from Clifford Pierce in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | William Hamblen steps in front of the Kevin Haney pass | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Haney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Valez (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Beck (fresh) C - Carlos Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bixby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Pigford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Hamblen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Michael Beck is called for the reach on Robert Bixby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Beck, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (SG), Branko Zerr (PF) Kevin Haney, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), Joshua Tucker (SF), Michael Shorts (C) Clifford Pierce, Timothy Talbot, William Hamblen | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby tips it in | 43-56 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | David Pigford steps in front of the Oliver Valez pass | 43-56 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | James Sturgeon steals it from Michael Shorts in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Austin Christensen (SG), Peter Rucker (PF), Michael Beck (C) James Sturgeon, Donald Stacy, Branko Zerr, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Brown (PF) David Pigford | |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito is fouled on the floor by Oliver Valez - foul #2 on Oliver Valez, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Haney (SG), Justin White (SF), Shawn Cunningham (C) Austin Christensen, Oliver Valez, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown loses the dribble to Peter Rucker | 43-56 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Tucker - foul #4 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Michael Beck (PF) Michael White, Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SF), William Hamblen (C) Joshua Tucker, Michael Shorts | |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 10:18 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Brown | 45-58 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | William Hamblen connects on the open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Bixby | 48-60 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-60 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon grabs the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Timothy Talbot takes the ball from Shawn Cunningham | 48-60 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Hamblen | 48-62 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Justin White misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | William Hamblen misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Justin White - foul #3 on Justin White, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Austin Christensen (SG), Oliver Valez (SF), Peter Rucker (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) James Sturgeon, Kevin Haney, Justin White, Michael Beck, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), Michael Shorts (PF) Clifford Pierce, Carlos Brown | |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | William Hamblen misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | William Hamblen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | William Hamblen misses long on a floater from close range | 50-62 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts tips it back up and in | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Austin Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Valez (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Rucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Bixby (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Shorts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hamblen (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-64 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses short on an open jump hook in the lane | 50-64 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez's layup is rejected by Michael Shorts | 50-64 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | William Hamblen grabs the board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | William Hamblen scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Shorts | 50-66 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Bixby - foul #2 on Robert Bixby, team foul #10 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Branko Zerr (PF), Shawn Cunningham (C) Michael White, Austin Christensen, Peter Rucker, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG), Ronnie Maggard (SF), David Pigford (PF) Dominic Esposito, Timothy Talbot, William Hamblen | |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Donald Stacy is called for the reach on Robert Bixby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Stacy, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin White (SF) Oliver Valez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr can't finish the layup | 51-68 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Justin White tips it but misses | 51-68 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby buries a runner from the left block set up by Clifford Pierce and the foul's on Donald Stacy - foul #2 on Donald Stacy, team foul #9 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Beck (C) Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby makes the free throw | 51-71 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Justin White can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-71 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy grabs the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Justin White comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | David Pigford pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Branko Zerr - foul #2 on Branko Zerr, team foul #10 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Kevin Haney (SG), Oliver Valez (SF), Peter Rucker (PF) James Sturgeon, Donald Stacy, Justin White, Branko Zerr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker (SF), William Hamblen (C) Ronnie Maggard, Michael Shorts | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | David Pigford makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | David Pigford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | David Pigford picks off the pass by Kevin Haney | 51-73 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Austin Christensen (SG), Justin White (SF), Branko Zerr (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) Michael White, Kevin Haney, Oliver Valez, Peter Rucker, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (SG), Michael Shorts (C) Robert Bixby, William Hamblen | |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Dominic Esposito is called for the reach on Austin Christensen - foul #1 on Dominic Esposito, team foul #11 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SG) Clifford Pierce | |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito scores on a jumper in the paint | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Joshua Tucker is called for the reach on Justin White - foul #5 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #12 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard (SF) Joshua Tucker | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Justin White misses the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts slams it home | 54-77 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Austin Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Branko Zerr (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Copeland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Talbot (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Pigford (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Shorts (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses the lay-in | 54-77 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts gets the rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Pigford | 54-79 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Justin White misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Pigford - foul #4 on David Pigford, team foul #13 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (SG), Michael Beck (PF) Austin Christensen, Branko Zerr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG) Timothy Talbot | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-79 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Michael Shorts blocks the short jumper by Carlos Copeland | 56-79 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts snags the defensive board | 56-79 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Justin White is called for the reach on Ronnie Maggard - foul #4 on Justin White, team foul #11 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG) James Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard misses the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by David Pigford - foul #5 on David Pigford, team foul #14 | 56-80 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Branko Zerr (PF) Donald Stacy, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Brown (PF) David Pigford | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown makes the wide open shot from the right block set up by Robert Bixby | 58-82 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Robert Bixby is called for the reach on James Sturgeon - foul #3 on Robert Bixby, team foul #15 | 58-82 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-82 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-82 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses the tip | 59-82 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Justin White | 59-82 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Justin White loses the dribble to Carlos Brown | 59-82 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard's pass is intercepted by James Sturgeon in the backcourt | 59-82 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Justin White buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-82 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Austin Christensen is called for the reach on Carlos Brown - foul #3 on Austin Christensen, team foul #12 | 61-82 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-82 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-83 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Justin White is blocked by Carlos Brown | 61-83 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-83 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito runs out the clock | 61-83 |