| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher McCreary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary is hacked by Tom Dingler - foul #1 on Tom Dingler, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stanley Rogers - foul #3 on Stanley Rogers, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG) Stanley Rogers | |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett's layup is rejected by Jeffery Burson | 36-40 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dominick Theobald | 36-43 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Colin Alday scores on a jump hook from close range | 38-43 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Colin Alday snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Manuel Boswell | 40-43 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Christopher McCreary - foul #1 on Christopher McCreary, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky (C) Colin Alday | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), David Hill (C) Brett Alvey, Tom Dingler | |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | David Hill snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | David Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | David Hill snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher McCreary | 43-44 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Peter Eckman | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher McCreary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Burson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Eckman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky tips it in | 45-47 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald is denied on a dunk by Jan Srnsky | 45-47 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | David Hill tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jan Srnsky | 45-47 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jing China (SG), Jonathon Andersen (SF), Robert Verrett (PF), Colin Alday (C) Christopher McCreary, Michael Anderson, Jeffery Burson, Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Stanley Rogers (SG), Bryan Cook (PF), Tom Dingler (C) Peter Eckman, Dominick Theobald, Antonio Baskett, David Hill | |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Jing China scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jonathon Andersen | 47-47 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers tips it in | 47-49 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Jing China is called for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SF) Samuel Jimerson | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler's layup is rejected by Colin Alday | 47-49 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Brett Alvey picks off the pass by Jing China | 47-49 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Brett Alvey | 47-52 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett scores on a jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-52 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Colin Alday pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryan Cook - foul #1 on Bryan Cook, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary (SG), Michael Anderson (SF), Jeffery Burson (PF), Jan Srnsky (C) Jing China, Jonathon Andersen, Robert Verrett, Colin Alday | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Samuel Jimerson (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF), David Hill (C) Brett Alvey, Dominick Theobald, Bryan Cook, Tom Dingler | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher McCreary (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Eckman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Rogers | 51-55 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Antonio Baskett blocks the short jumper by Jeffery Burson | 51-55 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary tips it home | 53-55 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | David Hill grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | David Hill steals the ball from Christopher McCreary | 53-60 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Michael Anderson picks off the pass by Antonio Baskett | 53-60 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Anderson | 58-60 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Jan Srnsky is called for the reach on Antonio Baskett - foul #2 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #2 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jing China (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SF), Robert Verrett (PF), Colin Alday (C) Manuel Boswell, Michael Anderson, Jeffery Burson, Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), Bryan Cook (PF), Tom Dingler (C) Peter Eckman, Stanley Rogers, Antonio Baskett, David Hill | |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Bryan Cook | 58-62 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Robert Verrett misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 58-62 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Robert Verrett is called for the reach on Bryan Cook - foul #3 on Robert Verrett, team foul #3 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), Jeffery Burson (PF) Christopher McCreary, Robert Verrett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett (PF) Bryan Cook | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jing China (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jimerson (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Burson | 58-62 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett drills a floater from the right block set up by Brett Alvey | 58-64 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Colin Alday misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-64 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dominick Theobald | 58-64 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler blows the layup | 58-64 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 58-64 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Jonathon Andersen is called for the reach on Brett Alvey - foul #2 on Jonathon Andersen, team foul #4 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (PG), Christopher McCreary (SG), Robert Verrett (PF), Jan Srnsky (C) Jing China, Jonathon Andersen, Jeffery Burson, Colin Alday | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Stanley Rogers (SF), Bryan Cook (PF), David Hill (C) Brett Alvey, Samuel Jimerson, Antonio Baskett, Tom Dingler | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is denied on a layup by Michael Anderson | 58-64 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald grabs the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Christopher McCreary steals it from Dominick Theobald | 58-64 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson is hacked by Bryan Cook - foul #2 on Bryan Cook, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson (SF) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky buries a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Bryan Cook - foul #3 on Bryan Cook, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jing China (SG), Jonathon Andersen (SF) Manuel Boswell, Robert Verrett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson (SF), Antonio Baskett (PF) Dominick Theobald, Bryan Cook | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Jonathon Andersen steps in front of the Antonio Baskett pass | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher McCreary | 63-64 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-64 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the tip | 63-64 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the board | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christopher McCreary (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jing China (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Eckman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Jimerson (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-64 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Peter Eckman grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jonathon Andersen - foul #3 on Jonathon Andersen, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), Robert Verrett (PF), Colin Alday (C) Christopher McCreary, Jeffery Burson, Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), Tom Dingler (C) Peter Eckman, Stanley Rogers, David Hill | |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Colin Alday | 63-64 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen is hacked by Samuel Jimerson - foul #1 on Samuel Jimerson, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary (PG), Jeffery Burson (PF) Michael Anderson, Robert Verrett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Jonathon Andersen picks off the pass by Antonio Baskett | 65-64 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (PG), Michael Anderson (SF) Jing China, Jonathon Andersen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG) Dominick Theobald | |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson's floater is knocked away by Antonio Baskett | 65-64 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Colin Alday | 65-64 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson can't tip it in | 65-64 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Boswell | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Dingler | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses the halfcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher McCreary (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Burson (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Colin Alday wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary knocks in the shot from the left side | 69-67 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler can't connect on a floater in the lane | 69-67 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey hits the follow up shot | 69-69 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary buries a jumper from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey can't throw it down | 71-69 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Anderson | 71-69 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Manuel Boswell picks off the pass by Brett Alvey in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary banks in the layup on a great pass from Manuel Boswell | 73-69 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Samuel Jimerson | 73-71 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-71 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson grabs the board | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Antonio Baskett - foul #3 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG) Brett Alvey, Samuel Jimerson | |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Christopher McCreary makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is whistled for traveling | 77-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Samuel Jimerson (SF) Peter Eckman, Dominick Theobald | |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 77-71 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Colin Alday swats the dunk try by Tom Dingler | 77-71 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Colin Alday gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Antonio Baskett steps in front of the Manuel Boswell pass | 77-71 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher McCreary (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Burson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Alday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Jimerson (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Tom Dingler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Samuel Jimerson is denied by Colin Alday | 77-71 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler can't tip it in | 77-71 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett tips it back up and in | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson is hacked by Brett Alvey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Alvey, team foul #9 | 77-73 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler grabs the board | 77-73 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler misses the jumper near the basket | 77-73 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Alvey - foul #2 on Brett Alvey, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-76 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson is hacked by Brett Alvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brett Alvey, team foul #11 | 77-76 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses the easy layup | 78-76 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Colin Alday pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Colin Alday is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Alvey - foul #4 on Brett Alvey, team foul #12 | 78-76 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Colin Alday makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-76 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jeffery Burson runs out the clock | 80-76 |