| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Green (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Chris Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Redmond - foul #3 on Gary Redmond, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG) Gary Redmond | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Chris Jones misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Chris Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | William Green grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Dudzinski and the foul's on Clarence Morrison - foul #3 on Clarence Morrison, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffery McGunnis (SF) Clarence Morrison | |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Merriweather, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | William Green steals the ball from John Dudzinski | 38-35 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Green | 38-38 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | George Davis is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo (PF) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ivan Pavelski - foul #1 on Ivan Pavelski, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SG), Maurice McNeal (C) Thomas Flanders, George Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG) Chris Jones | |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG) John Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Jones (PG), John Knox (PF) Edward Merriweather, William Green | |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the lay-in | 38-41 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | John Knox snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Jenkins | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Myles (fresh) SF - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Maurice McNeal (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jeffery McGunnis (fresh) PF - John Knox (fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski blows the layup over the doubleteam | 38-44 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | John Knox misses the 3 from straight away | 38-44 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | John Knox pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | John Knox hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Vincente Rizzo - foul #1 on Vincente Rizzo, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), George Davis (C) Phillip Hicks, Claude Myles, Vincente Rizzo, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (PG), Clarence Morrison (SF), William Green (PF) Chris Jones, Mark Spurgeon, Jeffery McGunnis | |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | John Knox makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | John Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | George Davis pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue can't connect on a floater from the right block | 38-47 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-47 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Jenkins | 38-47 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather is hacked by John Dudzinski - foul #1 on John Dudzinski, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG), Dikembe Abeyta (C) John Knox, Larry Jenkins | |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | William Green makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Merriweather | 38-49 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | George Davis makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Mark Spurgeon - foul #1 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Claude Myles (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Jones (PG), Larry Jenkins (C) Mark Spurgeon, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | George Davis misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Chris Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Davis | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Redmond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - George Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clarence Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Green (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chris Jones | 40-49 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | William Green misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | George Davis snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Chris Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Merriweather | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by William Green - foul #2 on William Green, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Vincente Rizzo (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Claude Myles, George Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG), Jeffery McGunnis (SF), John Knox (PF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Edward Merriweather, Clarence Morrison, William Green, Larry Jenkins | |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 41-52 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta lays it in set up by John Knox and the foul's on Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta misses the free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-54 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta drills a floater from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal connects on the jump hook in the lane | 45-56 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | John Knox misses the tip | 45-56 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | John Knox steals it from Thomas Flanders | 45-56 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | John Knox drills a shot from the right block set up by Chris Jones | 45-58 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Geoffrey Prue is denied by Dikembe Abeyta | 45-58 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chris Jones | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | John Knox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Spurgeon | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery McGunnis (fresh) PF - John Knox (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the lay-in | 45-60 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | John Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Knox | 45-63 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo tips it back up and in | 47-63 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon is called for traveling | 47-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Gary Redmond (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), George Davis (PF) Phillip Hicks, Thomas Flanders, Vincente Rizzo, Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG), Clarence Morrison (SF), William Green (PF), Larry Jenkins (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jeffery McGunnis, John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski can't tip it in | 47-63 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Green | 47-63 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Chris Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Dudzinski - foul #2 on John Dudzinski, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Chris Jones misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Chris Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by Chris Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Jones, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Chris Jones scores on a shot from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Gary Redmond is called for the reach on Edward Merriweather - foul #4 on Gary Redmond, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue (PF) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SG) Chris Jones | |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ivan Pavelski | 52-66 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather clanks a floater from the left side | 52-66 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Prue | 55-66 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | William Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Geoffrey Prue - foul #4 on Geoffrey Prue, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue, George Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (SG), Jeffery McGunnis (SF) Edward Merriweather, Clarence Morrison | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice McNeal (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Knox (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. SF - Jeffery McGunnis (fresh) PF - William Green (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | William Green pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | The jump hook by John Knox is blocked by Maurice McNeal | 55-68 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | William Green tips it but misses | 55-68 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | William Green tips it home | 55-70 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | John Knox is called for the reach on Thomas Flanders - foul #1 on John Knox, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Davis (C) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta (PF) William Green | |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo knocks in the shot from the baseline | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | John Knox buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Spurgeon and he's hacked by Thomas Flanders - foul #2 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (PG) Larry Jenkins | |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | John Knox makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Spurgeon - foul #2 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #7 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clarence Morrison (SF) Jeffery McGunnis | |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | John Knox is hacked by Vincente Rizzo - foul #2 on Vincente Rizzo, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Jones (PG), Larry Jenkins (C) Mark Spurgeon, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | John Knox makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | John Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Vincente Rizzo, team foul #11 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Green (PF) John Knox | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | William Green comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Vincente Rizzo - foul #4 on Vincente Rizzo, team foul #12 | 59-75 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | William Green misses the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | George Davis snags the defensive board | 59-76 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-76 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Chris Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Flanders - foul #3 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #13 | 59-76 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo's layup is rejected by William Green | 59-78 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Larry Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Chris Jones runs out the clock | 59-78 |