| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Ford (fresh) SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Woody (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fields inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 22-29 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dan McDeavitt | 22-29 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-31 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-31 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell travels with the ball | 22-31 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Marcus Lee blocks the jumper by Joshua Ford | 22-31 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Gambrell | 22-33 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford is called for traveling | 22-33 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Brian Celestin - foul #2 on Brian Celestin, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Roger Woody misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-35 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee banks in the layup | 22-37 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent connects on the fadeaway from close range | 24-37 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Leonard Sargent is called for the reach on Drew Gambrell - foul #3 on Leonard Sargent, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Joshua Ford, Brian Celestin, Roger Woody | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG), Steven Seitz (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (PF) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Gene McNeese | |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the runner from the right block | 24-37 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee tips it in | 24-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) C - Michael Forney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Camargo (fresh) PF - Stevie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Charles Payson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-39 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo tips it in | 26-39 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Harrison | 26-41 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Michael Forney can't connect on a shot in the paint | 26-41 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Michael Forney pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Payson | 29-41 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | David Harrison knocks in the shot from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-46 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Michael Forney tips it home | 31-46 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee's floater is tipped away by Dan McDeavitt | 31-46 |
| 13:08 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Stevie Smith picks off the pass by Virgilio Gallo | 31-46 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Camargo | 31-49 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-49 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt snags the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt connects on the 3 from the right corner | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Forney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Camargo (fairly fresh) PF - Stevie Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | David Harrison is hacked by Michael Forney - foul #1 on Michael Forney, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Joshua Ford (SG), Brian Celestin (PF), Roger Woody (C) Gregory Richards, Charles Payson, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Gene McNeese (PF) David Harrison, Steven Seitz, James Camargo, Stevie Smith | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Michael Fields scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Dan McDeavitt - foul #2 on Dan McDeavitt, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Gene McNeese - foul #1 on Gene McNeese, team foul #1 | 34-52 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin misses the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion 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 (-1) | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-54 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent loses the ball out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Payson (SF) Dan McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stevie Smith (C) Marcus Lee | |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Fields | 35-54 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Michael Fields's layup is rejected by Joshua Ford | 35-54 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Brian Celestin gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Roger Woody scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Leonard Sargent | 37-54 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses the lay-in | 37-54 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Roger Woody gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Drew Gambrell - foul #3 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (C) Roger Woody | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), James Camargo (SF), Marcus Lee (C) Anthony Crouse, Gene McNeese, Stevie Smith | |
| 08:04 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Marcus Lee | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Payson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Celestin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Forney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Camargo (fresh) PF - Michael Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion 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 (-1) | |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Michael Fields tips it back up and in | 40-59 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Steven Seitz steals it from Joshua Ford | 40-59 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz lays it up and in | 40-61 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford is fouled on the floor by Steven Seitz - foul #2 on Steven Seitz, team foul #3 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (SG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), Roger Woody (C) Joshua Ford, Charles Payson, Brian Celestin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Gene McNeese (PF), Stevie Smith (C) Drew Gambrell, Steven Seitz, Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards hits a shot from the right side set up by Leonard Sargent and he's hacked by Gene McNeese - foul #2 on Gene McNeese, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards misses the free throw | 42-61 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | David Harrison can't tip it in | 42-61 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Roger Woody can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 42-61 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | James Camargo pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-61 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Forney | 42-61 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Michael Forney drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Leonard Sargent and he's hacked by James Camargo - foul #1 on James Camargo, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Payson (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Donald Karam (C) Leonard Sargent, Dan McDeavitt, Roger Woody | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), Michael Fields (PF) Anthony Crouse, Gene McNeese | |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Michael Forney makes the free throw | 45-61 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Donald Karam | 45-61 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Michael Forney is called for traveling | 45-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt (SF) Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Michael Fields | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Payson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Karam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Camargo (fairly fresh) PF - Stevie Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Charles Payson | 47-61 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-61 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Donald Karam grabs the board | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion 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 (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt connects on the runner near the basket | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | David Harrison is hacked by Gregory Richards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Richards, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart (SG), Gene McNeese (PF) David Harrison, Marcus Lee | |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Seitz | 49-63 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by James Camargo - foul #2 on James Camargo, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Gene McNeese | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Dan McDeavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Forney (C) Donald Karam | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG) Reginald Reinhart | |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Charles Payson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan McDeavitt and the foul's on Steven Seitz - foul #3 on Steven Seitz, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Charles Payson makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Joshua Ford (SG), Brian Celestin (PF), Roger Woody (C) Charles Payson, Gregory Richards, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Gene McNeese (PF) David Harrison, Steven Seitz, James Camargo, Stevie Smith | |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marcus Lee, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Roger Woody is called for traveling | 54-63 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-63 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Michael Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Brian Celestin is called for the reach on Michael Fields - foul #3 on Brian Celestin, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), Stevie Smith (PF) Anthony Crouse, Gene McNeese | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is fouled on the floor by Roger Woody - foul #2 on Roger Woody, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Joshua Ford's pass is intercepted by Drew Gambrell | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell runs out the clock | 54-65 |