| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fredrick Lagunas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Chisolm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Frey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dane Savala inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Craig Frey gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (PG), John Bombard (PF) Charles Simmons, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is fouled on the floor by Joshua Pugsley - foul #2 on Joshua Pugsley, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG) Anthony Myers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 28-32 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Craig Frey can't connect on a shot in the lane | 28-32 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | John Bombard pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Dane Savala is called for the reach on Fredrick Lagunas - foul #1 on Dane Savala, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Hatmaker (C) William Karr, Dane Savala, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Charles Simmons | 28-32 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons lays it in set up by Anthony Myers | 30-32 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on Fredrick Lagunas | 30-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dane Savala (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Charles Simmons, Rene Conti, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Danny Baca (PF) Floyd Hauck, Fredrick Lagunas, Joshua Pugsley, Bob Chisolm | |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | William Karr can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | Craig Frey snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), David Taylor (C) Anthony Myers, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger (C) Craig Frey | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dane Savala, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG) William Karr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG), Bob Chisolm (PF) Paul Alvardo, Mark Fincher, Danny Baca | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bombard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fredrick Lagunas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bob Chisolm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-32 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 30-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Rene Conti (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Frey (C) Jason Holsinger | |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm is hacked by John Bombard - foul #3 on John Bombard, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF) Rene Conti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley is hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rene Conti (SF) Dane Savala | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | William Karr hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Rene Conti gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | William Karr loses the dribble to Joshua Pugsley | 32-34 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Rene Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Floyd Hauck - foul #2 on Floyd Hauck, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (C) William Karr, Rene Conti, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Danny Baca (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Floyd Hauck, Fredrick Lagunas, Joshua Pugsley, Bob Chisolm, Craig Frey | |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Danny Baca | 33-34 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Danny Baca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | William Karr connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dane Savala | 36-34 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher scores on a 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | William Karr misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Fincher - foul #2 on Mark Fincher, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), John Hatmaker (C) Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG), Craig Frey (C) Paul Alvardo, Mark Fincher, Jason Holsinger | |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Danny Baca | 36-37 |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Hauck | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Karr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bombard (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hatmaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Lagunas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Baca (fresh) 6 reb. C - Craig Frey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Dane Savala connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 38-39 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | William Karr knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 40-42 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Fredrick Lagunas | 40-45 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Danny Baca steps in front of the John Hatmaker pass | 40-45 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett's floater is knocked away by Dane Savala | 40-45 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas tips it home | 40-47 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons tips it home | 42-47 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Bombard - foul #4 on John Bombard, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), David Taylor (PF), Walter Crowe (C) William Karr, Dane Savala, John Bombard, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Bob Chisolm (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Floyd Hauck, Fredrick Lagunas, Danny Baca, Craig Frey | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Crowe | 44-48 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Paul Alvardo steps in front of the Anthony Myers pass | 44-48 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger loses the dribble to Rene Conti | 44-48 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons jams it against the doubleteam set up by David Taylor | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Alvardo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bob Chisolm (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | Rene Conti is called for the reach on Kenneth Bennett - foul #2 on Rene Conti, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dane Savala (SF), John Bombard (PF) Charles Simmons, Rene Conti, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Craig Frey (C) Paul Alvardo, Mark Fincher, Kenneth Bennett, Jason Holsinger | |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Craig Frey hits the finger roll set up by Fredrick Lagunas | 46-50 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Dane Savala knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 48-50 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm is called for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), David Taylor (PF) William Karr, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Baca (PF) Bob Chisolm | |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Dane Savala hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Bombard | 50-50 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | John Bombard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Dane Savala lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Bombard | 52-50 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Frey | 52-52 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | John Bombard misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Danny Baca snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Craig Frey misses long on a floater from the left block | 52-52 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Danny Baca grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Craig Frey misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Baca | 52-52 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Danny Baca drills a driving attempt from close range | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Bombard (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Floyd Hauck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Lagunas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Baca (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Craig Frey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | John Bombard is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Charles Simmons out of the doubleteam | 54-54 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Danny Baca clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Rene Conti (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Charles Simmons, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bob Chisolm (PF) Fredrick Lagunas, Joshua Pugsley, Danny Baca | |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe can't throw it down but he's fouled by Mark Fincher - foul #3 on Mark Fincher, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Dane Savala (SF) Anthony Myers, Rene Conti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Alvardo (PG) Floyd Hauck | |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bob Chisolm | 54-54 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-54 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Craig Frey snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hauck (PG), Fredrick Lagunas (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF) Paul Alvardo, Mark Fincher, Kenneth Bennett | |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Bob Chisolm misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | William Karr pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Fredrick Lagunas takes the ball from David Taylor | 54-54 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons clanks a shot from the left side | 54-54 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses the tip | 54-54 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Fredrick Lagunas hits a runner from the left block | 54-56 |