| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Seidman (fresh) SG - Rodney Sanders (fresh) SF - Levi Clark (fresh) PF - Randy Brucker (fresh) C - Christopher Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Victor Moultrie (fresh) SG - Bill Sherrick (fresh) SF - George Halstead (fresh) PF - James Jones (fresh) C - Glenn Wells (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio State | Victor Moultrie steals it from Rodney Sanders | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Jones | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | George Halstead loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick misses the dunk attempt | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Jones | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Levi Clark | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick is hacked by Rodney Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Sanders, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones is called for traveling | 3-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Gelb (SF) Levi Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nobles (PG), Frederick Patton (SG), Zachary Ritchey (SF), Michael Sinegal (PF), Robert Baptista (C) Victor Moultrie, Bill Sherrick, George Halstead, James Jones, Glenn Wells | |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses the shot from the left side | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton tips it home | 3-7 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb is hacked by Brian Nobles - foul #1 on Brian Nobles, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harvey Vita (SG), Raymond Becker (PF) Rodney Sanders, Randy Brucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Michael Sinegal snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Brian Nobles misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Michael Sinegal grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Brian Nobles misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones grabs the board | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Seidman (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Vita (fresh) SF - Mark Gelb (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) C - Christopher Jones (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brian Nobles (fairly fresh) SG - Frederick Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachary Ritchey (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Sinegal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Christopher Jones steps in front of the Robert Baptista pass | 3-7 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Michael Sinegal is called for the reach on Harvey Vita - foul #1 on Michael Sinegal, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), William Smith (SF), Randy Brucker (PF), Otto Rose (C) Charles Seidman, Harvey Vita, Mark Gelb, Raymond Becker, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie (PG), Bill Sherrick (SG), George Halstead (SF), James Jones (PF), Glenn Wells (C) Brian Nobles, Frederick Patton, Zachary Ritchey, Michael Sinegal, Robert Baptista | |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | William Smith misses the lay-in | 3-7 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker tips it home | 5-7 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | James Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodney Sanders - foul #2 on Rodney Sanders, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Levi Clark (SF) Rodney Sanders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Otto Rose gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 5-8 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by James Jones | 5-10 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | William Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Levi Clark gets the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker connects on the floater from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie is hacked by William Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Harvey Vita (SG), Raymond Becker (PF), Robert Navas (C) Darryl Wesson, William Smith, Randy Brucker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick is hacked by Harvey Vita - foul #1 on Harvey Vita, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 7-10 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Robert Navas snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman's dunk attempt is rejected by James Jones | 7-10 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 7-10 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | James Jones is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 7-10 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells misses the tip | 7-10 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Levi Clark | 7-10 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Seidman | 9-10 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | James Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Glenn Wells | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Seidman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Vita (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Levi Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) C - Robert Navas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Victor Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Sherrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Halstead (fairly fresh) PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Robert Navas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), William Smith (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Otto Rose (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Harvey Vita, Levi Clark, Raymond Becker, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nobles (PG), Frederick Patton (SG), Zachary Ritchey (SF), Michael Sinegal (PF), Robert Baptista (C) Victor Moultrie, Bill Sherrick, George Halstead, James Jones, Glenn Wells | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Darryl Wesson takes the ball from Brian Nobles in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Otto Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Brucker (PF) Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Zachary Ritchey is hacked by Mark Gelb - foul #1 on Mark Gelb, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Brian Nobles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frederick Patton | 9-14 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harvey Vita (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton is fouled on the floor by Mark Gelb - foul #2 on Mark Gelb, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Levi Clark (SF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Mark Gelb, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harvey Vita - foul #2 on Harvey Vita, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Smith (SG), Raymond Becker (PF) Harvey Vita, Randy Brucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (PF), Glenn Wells (C) Michael Sinegal, Robert Baptista | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Raymond Becker | 9-15 |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | William Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Seidman | 12-15 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Brian Nobles connects on the open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Patton | 12-18 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells misses the wide open floater from close range | 12-18 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman is fouled on the floor by Frederick Patton - foul #1 on Frederick Patton, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Robert Navas (PF), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie (PG), Bill Sherrick (SG), George Halstead (SF), Michael Sinegal (PF), Robert Baptista (C) Brian Nobles, Frederick Patton, Zachary Ritchey, James Jones, Glenn Wells | |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Levi Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-18 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | William Smith is called for the reach on Bill Sherrick - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders (SG), Randy Brucker (PF) William Smith, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Levi Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-19 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Baptista | 12-19 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | George Halstead is hacked by Christopher Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Jones, team foul #9 | 12-19 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-21 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker tips it in | 14-21 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Darryl Wesson takes the ball from George Halstead in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders's floater is tipped away by Michael Sinegal | 14-21 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Rodney Sanders (fresh) SF - Levi Clark (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Randy Brucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Victor Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Sherrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Halstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Sinegal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie is open and buries a jumper from the left side | 14-23 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Sinegal - foul #2 on Michael Sinegal, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Raymond Becker (PF), Robert Navas (C) Darryl Wesson, Rodney Sanders, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (PF), Glenn Wells (C) Michael Sinegal, Robert Baptista | |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Randy Brucker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Charles Seidman picks off the pass by Victor Moultrie | 16-23 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Robert Navas can't tip it in | 16-23 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | George Halstead gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | James Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | George Halstead buries a fadeaway in the paint | 16-25 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Victor Moultrie is called for the reach on Charles Seidman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Moultrie, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harvey Vita (PG), Rodney Sanders (SG), Mark Gelb (SF), Christopher Jones (C) Charles Seidman, Randy Brucker, Levi Clark, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nobles (PG), Zachary Ritchey (SF) Victor Moultrie, George Halstead | |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb loses the dribble to Bill Sherrick | 16-25 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick lays it in | 16-27 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Zachary Ritchey takes the ball from Harvey Vita | 16-27 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick banks in the layup set up by Zachary Ritchey | 16-29 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Harvey Vita hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Zachary Ritchey blows the wide open layup | 16-29 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb snags the defensive board | 16-29 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Harvey Vita | 18-29 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Mark Gelb picks off the pass by Bill Sherrick | 18-29 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bill Sherrick - foul #1 on Bill Sherrick, team foul #6 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), William Smith (SF), Otto Rose (PF) Harvey Vita, Mark Gelb, Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie (PG), Frederick Patton (SF), Robert Baptista (C) Bill Sherrick, Zachary Ritchey, Glenn Wells | |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Christopher Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Randy Brucker (PF) Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Brian Nobles steals it from Randy Brucker | 19-29 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | James Jones jams it set up by Brian Nobles | 19-31 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Frederick Patton picks off the pass by Otto Rose | 19-31 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie lays it up and in set up by Frederick Patton | 19-33 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Otto Rose is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Otto Rose, team foul #10 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Seidman (PG), Robert Navas (PF) Darryl Wesson, Randy Brucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (SF), Michael Sinegal (PF) Brian Nobles, James Jones | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Seidman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Navas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Victor Moultrie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Halstead (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Sinegal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Baptista (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie can't connect on a shot near the basket | 19-33 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | George Halstead grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | George Halstead is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Gelb (SF), Christopher Jones (C) William Smith, Otto Rose | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick (SG), James Jones (PF) Frederick Patton, Robert Baptista | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | George Halstead steals the ball from Christopher Jones | 19-35 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie lays it up and in set up by George Halstead | 19-37 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Charles Seidman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Gelb | 22-37 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | James Jones misses short on a shot from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Victor Moultrie hits the follow up shot | 22-39 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Harvey Vita (SG), Raymond Becker (PF) Charles Seidman, Rodney Sanders, Robert Navas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nobles (PG), Frederick Patton (SG), Zachary Ritchey (SF), Robert Baptista (C) Victor Moultrie, Bill Sherrick, George Halstead, James Jones | |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Brian Nobles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 22-39 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton tips it home | 22-41 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson is fouled on the floor by Robert Baptista - foul #1 on Robert Baptista, team foul #7 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Levi Clark (SF), Otto Rose (C) Mark Gelb, Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Harvey Vita is called for the reach on Frederick Patton - foul #3 on Harvey Vita, team foul #12 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sanders (SG), Randy Brucker (PF) Harvey Vita, Raymond Becker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (PF), Glenn Wells (C) Michael Sinegal, Robert Baptista | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Zachary Ritchey - foul #1 on Zachary Ritchey, team foul #8 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick (SG) Frederick Patton | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | James Jones grabs the board | 25-43 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Rodney Sanders is called for the reach on Bill Sherrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Sanders, team foul #13 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Gelb (SG) Rodney Sanders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Bill Sherrick makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-45 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Brian Nobles is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-48 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Mark Gelb misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 25-48 |