| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Haney (fresh) SF - Oliver Valez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Rucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Hamblen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Peter Rucker denies the turnaround by Carlos Brown | 30-41 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Carlos Brown is called for the reach on Peter Rucker - foul #2 on Carlos Brown, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham's pass is intercepted by William Hamblen | 30-41 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby is hacked by Kevin Haney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Haney, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | William Hamblen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland (C) Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Pigford (PF) Carlos Brown | |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Michael White is hacked by William Hamblen - foul #3 on William Hamblen, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Austin Christensen (SG), Branko Zerr (PF) Michael White, Kevin Haney, Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard (SF), Michael Shorts (C) Timothy Talbot, William Hamblen | |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr's floater is tipped away by Michael Shorts | 30-41 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Pigford - foul #1 on David Pigford, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (SG) Robert Bixby | |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | David Pigford gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | James Sturgeon is called for the reach on Clifford Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sturgeon, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin White (SF) Oliver Valez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito is fouled on the floor by Branko Zerr - foul #1 on Branko Zerr, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Clifford Pierce and the foul's on Carlos Copeland - foul #4 on Carlos Copeland, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Kevin Haney (SG), Peter Rucker (PF), Shawn Cunningham (C) James Sturgeon, Austin Christensen, Branko Zerr, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG), Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF) Dominic Esposito, Ronnie Maggard, David Pigford | |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-44 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Timothy Talbot blocks the short jumper by Peter Rucker | 31-47 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses long on an open jumper from the left block but the foul's on Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Oliver Valez (SF), Michael Beck (PF) Michael White, Kevin Haney, Justin White, Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (SG), Ronnie Maggard (SF) Robert Bixby, Timothy Talbot | |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Michael Beck gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG) Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts blows the layup | 31-48 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Oliver Valez | 31-48 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham is hacked by Carlos Brown - foul #3 on Carlos Brown, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Branko Zerr (PF) Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG), Joshua Tucker (SF), William Hamblen (C) Clifford Pierce, Ronnie Maggard, Michael Shorts | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Austin Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Valez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Branko Zerr (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Hamblen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-48 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Hamblen | 31-48 |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dominic Esposito | 31-50 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez hits the finger roll | 33-50 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Kevin Haney (SG), Peter Rucker (PF), Shawn Cunningham (C) James Sturgeon, Austin Christensen, Branko Zerr, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG), David Pigford (PF) Dominic Esposito, Carlos Brown | |
| 14:57 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 33-50 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | William Hamblen jams it on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 33-52 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney misses badly on a floater from the left block | 33-52 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | William Hamblen pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Kevin Haney steals the ball from Clifford Pierce in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez hits a floater from the left wing | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | David Pigford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Rucker - foul #1 on Peter Rucker, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Justin White (SF), Michael Beck (C) Michael White, Kevin Haney, Oliver Valez, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), Timothy Talbot (SG), Ronnie Maggard (SF) Clifford Pierce, Robert Bixby, Joshua Tucker | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | David Pigford makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | David Pigford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Justin White clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Pigford - foul #2 on David Pigford, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Branko Zerr (PF) Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Brown (PF) David Pigford | |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Michael Beck - foul #4 on Michael Beck, team foul #7 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG), Shawn Cunningham (C) Donald Stacy, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Maggard - foul #2 on Ronnie Maggard, team foul #6 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Beck (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) Branko Zerr, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland can't finish the layup | 37-55 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | William Hamblen grabs the board | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Justin White steals the ball from Ronnie Maggard | 37-55 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Justin White clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronnie Maggard - foul #3 on Ronnie Maggard, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Donald Stacy (SG), Peter Rucker (PF) James Sturgeon, Austin Christensen, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG), Joshua Tucker (SF), David Pigford (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Timothy Talbot, Ronnie Maggard, Carlos Brown, William Hamblen | |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Justin White misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | David Pigford pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Stacy (fresh) SF - Justin White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Rucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Copeland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Pigford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Justin White is denied on a layup by Michael Shorts | 38-57 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Shorts | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-59 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Justin White travels with the ball | 38-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Kevin Haney (SG), Oliver Valez (SF), Branko Zerr (PF), Michael Beck (C) Michael White, Donald Stacy, Justin White, Peter Rucker, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF), William Hamblen (C) Clifford Pierce, Joshua Tucker, David Pigford, Michael Shorts | |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby can't finish the layup | 38-59 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown gets the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dominic Esposito | 38-61 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Kevin Haney | 40-61 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Oliver Valez steps in front of the Carlos Brown pass | 40-61 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-61 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | James Sturgeon is called for the reach on Timothy Talbot in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Sturgeon, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG), Peter Rucker (PF), Shawn Cunningham (C) Kevin Haney, Branko Zerr, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG), Ronnie Maggard (PF) Dominic Esposito, Carlos Brown | |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez is whistled for traveling | 40-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (PG) James Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker (SF), Michael Shorts (C) Timothy Talbot, William Hamblen | |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Rucker - foul #2 on Peter Rucker, team foul #9 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG) Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 40-62 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Maggard | 40-62 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-62 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Oliver Valez | 40-62 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen misses the 3 from straight away | 40-62 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Haney (SG), Justin White (SF), Michael Beck (PF) Austin Christensen, Oliver Valez, Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), Timothy Talbot (SF), David Pigford (PF), William Hamblen (C) Clifford Pierce, Joshua Tucker, Ronnie Maggard, Michael Shorts | |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | David Pigford is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Beck - foul #5 on Michael Beck, team foul #10 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Branko Zerr (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) Michael White, Michael Beck, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | David Pigford makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon travels with the ball | 40-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Haney (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin White (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Branko Zerr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bixby (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Pigford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hamblen (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-66 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Justin White's fadeaway is rejected by William Hamblen | 40-66 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Pigford | 40-66 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Talbot | 40-69 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Justin White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-69 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr can't tip it in | 40-69 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby grabs the board | 40-69 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Branko Zerr - foul #2 on Branko Zerr, team foul #11 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (PG), Austin Christensen (SG) James Sturgeon, Kevin Haney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker (SF), Ronnie Maggard (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Robert Bixby, David Pigford, William Hamblen | |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 40-70 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 40-71 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG) Timothy Talbot | |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Tucker and he's fouled by Branko Zerr - foul #3 on Branko Zerr, team foul #12 | 40-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Pigford (PF) Robert Bixby | |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard makes the free throw | 40-74 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen's floater is tipped away by Michael Shorts | 40-74 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard snags the defensive board | 40-74 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | David Pigford hits the finger roll | 40-76 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Justin White misses the turnaround from the left block | 40-76 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy grabs the offensive rebound | 40-76 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Justin White misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-76 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts snags the defensive board | 40-76 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Austin Christensen is called for the reach on Ronnie Maggard - foul #1 on Austin Christensen, team foul #13 | 40-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG) Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard misses the 1st free throw | 40-76 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard misses the 2nd free throw | 40-76 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr gets the rebound | 40-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ronnie Maggard - foul #4 on Ronnie Maggard, team foul #8 | 40-76 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG) Joshua Tucker | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr makes the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr makes the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Austin Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin White (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Branko Zerr (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Carlos Copeland (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Maggard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Pigford (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Shorts (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Dominic Esposito | 42-78 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Justin White drills a jumpshot from the left side | 44-78 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard is hacked by Justin White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin White, team foul #14 | 44-78 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker (SF) Clifford Pierce | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard misses the 1st free throw | 44-78 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-78 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland gets the rebound | 44-78 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | David Pigford is called for the reach on Justin White - foul #3 on David Pigford, team foul #9 | 44-78 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG) Ronnie Maggard | |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 1st free throw | 45-78 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 2nd free throw | 46-78 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-78 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce tips it back up and in | 46-80 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Justin White hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Joshua Tucker - foul #2 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #10 | 48-80 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SG), Ronnie Maggard (SF) Clifford Pierce, Joshua Tucker | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the free throw | 49-80 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Branko Zerr swats the layup by Michael Shorts | 49-80 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Sturgeon | 49-80 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Justin White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-80 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Bixby | 49-80 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-82 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Austin Christensen buries a shot from the left side | 51-82 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | David Pigford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-82 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby grabs the offensive rebound | 51-82 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito runs out the clock | 51-82 |