| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Scott Menke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Orrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Ruff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | John Hubbs's pass is intercepted by Eugene Williams | 26-33 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | John Frazier knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by John Hubbs - foul #1 on John Hubbs, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Robert Robinson (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | John Frazier makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Tyler White clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd tips it home | 29-35 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd is fouled on the floor by Eugene Williams - foul #3 on Eugene Williams, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Barry Jones, Tyler White, Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn, Travis Loyd | |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Hubbs | 31-38 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Scott Menke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PF) James Lamothe | |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Orrell - foul #4 on Kenneth Orrell, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (SG) Kenneth Orrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyler White (SG), James Lamothe (PF), Albert Littlejohn (C) Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, John Hubbs | |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | John Frazier steals it from Joseph Murdock | 31-38 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Scott Menke drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Williams | 33-38 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Gaskin | 33-40 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tyler White - foul #3 on Tyler White, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Pate (SF) Gerald Ruff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, Albert Littlejohn | |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | John Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | John Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 35-40 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams lays it up and in | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joe Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Menke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Frazier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais scores on a jumper from the right block | 37-42 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | The short jumper by John Frazier is denied by Travis Loyd | 37-42 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Charles - foul #2 on Joe Charles, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff (SF), Marijan Magalski (C) Eugene Williams, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Albert Littlejohn (PF) Joseph Murdock, James Lamothe | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn clanks a jumper from close range | 37-44 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Tyler White is hacked by Gerald Ruff - foul #2 on Gerald Ruff, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), James Lamothe (PF) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Albert Littlejohn | |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Scott Menke snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Scott Menke clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, James Lamothe | |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Scott Menke makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Scott Menke makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | John Hubbs tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Leonard Gaskin picks off the pass by Scott Menke | 39-44 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Marijan Magalski - foul #1 on Marijan Magalski, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell (SG), Eugene Williams (PF), John Frazier (C) Joe Charles, Daniel Pate, Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, John Hubbs | |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Barry Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Scott Menke grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | John Frazier's fadeaway is rejected by James Lamothe | 39-44 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff tips it in | 41-44 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | James Lamothe scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Barry Jones and he's fouled by Eugene Williams - foul #4 on Eugene Williams, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), John Hubbs (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, Travis Loyd | |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | James Lamothe makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Scott Menke (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Orrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Ruff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Frazier (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | John Frazier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Hubbs | 41-47 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Tyler White is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Tyler White, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Pate (SF) Gerald Ruff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | John Frazier is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (PG) Scott Menke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Albert Littlejohn (PF) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock is called for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff (SF) Daniel Pate | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn, Travis Loyd | |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff loses the ball out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Robert Robinson (PF), Albert Littlejohn (C) Barry Jones, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Albert Littlejohn swats the layup by John Frazier | 41-50 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Tyler White snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-50 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on Joe Charles | 41-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Menke (PG), Daniel Pate (PF), Marijan Magalski (C) Joe Charles, Eugene Williams, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Barry Jones | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Scott Menke makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Scott Menke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Orrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Ruff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marijan Magalski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Barry Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Scott Menke steals it from Fred Langlais | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski comes up short on the floater in the lane | 43-52 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | James Lamothe grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Barry Jones's floater is knocked away by Gerald Ruff | 43-52 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais tips it home | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-54 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Barry Jones travels with the ball | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Williams (PF), John Frazier (C) Gerald Ruff, Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Scott Menke clanks a fadeaway from close range | 43-54 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-54 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Scott Menke pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Pate | 45-54 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joe Charles (PG) Scott Menke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Joseph Murdock steps in front of the Joe Charles pass in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler White | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 45-57 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Tyler White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Murdock | 45-60 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | John Frazier drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-60 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Tyler White | 47-62 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | John Frazier can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Travis Loyd - foul #1 on Travis Loyd, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff (SF) Daniel Pate | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | John Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | John Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joe Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Orrell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Ruff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Frazier (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Barry Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Barry Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | John Frazier knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joe Charles | 51-64 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Eugene Williams steps in front of the James Lamothe pass | 51-64 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | John Hubbs denies the turnaround by Eugene Williams | 51-64 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff snags the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Fred Langlais is called for the reach on Eugene Williams - foul #3 on Fred Langlais, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Menke (PG), Daniel Pate (PF), Marijan Magalski (C) Joe Charles, Eugene Williams, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski is fouled on the floor by Travis Loyd - foul #2 on Travis Loyd, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Williams (PF) Daniel Pate | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | James Lamothe snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Kenneth Orrell steals it from James Lamothe | 51-64 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Marijan Magalski hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Scott Menke | 53-64 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Gerald Ruff knocks away the 3 by Joseph Murdock | 53-64 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Gerald Ruff grabs the board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Eugene Williams is called for a charge - foul #5 on Eugene Williams, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Pate (PF), John Frazier (C) Eugene Williams, Marijan Magalski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | John Frazier snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | John Frazier tips it in | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Scott Menke is called for the reach on Joseph Murdock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Menke, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Kenneth Orrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock runs out the clock | 55-66 |