| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Swift (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Briggs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Soares (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Michael Barr loses the dribble to Joseph McNeer | 26-34 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Robert Patin jams it on a great pass from Joseph McNeer | 26-36 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | John Swift misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Robert Patin gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Swift - foul #1 on John Swift, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | John Hill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-37 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-37 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Robert Patin tips it in | 26-39 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs misses the tip | 26-39 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | John Swift pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | John Swift hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | John Hill tips it in | 28-39 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 28-39 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Woodman - foul #2 on Edward Woodman, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (PG), Erick Delong (C) Edward Woodman, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams (C) Richard Soares | |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Erick Delong hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from David Hammond | 30-41 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | John Hill grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | David Hammond is fouled on the floor by Freddy Derryberry - foul #2 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG), Jeffrey Keyser (C) Edward Briggs, John Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG) Joseph McNeer | |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (C) Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Soares (C) Jimmie Williams | |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | John Swift is called for the reach on Richard Soares - foul #2 on John Swift, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Boyle | 30-43 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | John Swift buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Barr | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Erick Delong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Soares (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Erick Delong - foul #2 on Erick Delong, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Briggs (SF), Jeffrey Keyser (PF) John Swift, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette (SG) Freddy Derryberry | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the turnaround in the lane | 33-46 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs's pass is intercepted by Robert Patin | 33-46 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Patin | 33-48 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-48 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser tips it home | 35-48 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Bradley Barnette | 35-50 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | David Hammond drills a 3 from straight away | 38-50 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Keyser - foul #2 on Jeffrey Keyser, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG), John Hill (PF) David Hammond, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Joseph McNeer (SG), Jimmie Williams (C) Scott Boyle, Robert Patin, Richard Soares | |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | John Swift is called for the reach on Bradley Barnette - foul #3 on John Swift, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt (C) Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF) Bradley Barnette | |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer makes the turnaround from close range set up by Jimmie Williams and he's fouled by John Swift - foul #4 on John Swift, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erick Delong (C) Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Betancourt blocks the short jumper by John Hill | 38-53 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs makes the floater from the right side | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (tiring) 4 pts. SG - John Swift (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Edward Briggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Erick Delong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Patin (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Betancourt (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-53 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Patin | 40-53 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is hacked by Edward Woodman - foul #3 on Edward Woodman, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (PG), Jeffrey Keyser (C) Edward Woodman, Erick Delong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette (SF), Leroy Farr (PF), James Kostka (C) Robert Patin, Thomas Betancourt, Jimmie Williams | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Farr - foul #1 on Leroy Farr, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Barr (C) Edward Briggs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Richard Soares (C) Joseph McNeer, James Kostka | |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 42-55 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Michael Barr gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | John Hill buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Hammond | 44-55 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry | 44-57 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Briggs (SF) John Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer (SG), Thomas Betancourt (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Leroy Farr | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Hammond - foul #2 on David Hammond, team foul #9 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt (C) Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams (C) Richard Soares | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle makes the free throw | 44-60 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Jeffrey Keyser - foul #3 on Jeffrey Keyser, team foul #10 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vera (PF) Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF) Joseph McNeer | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Barnette | 44-62 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Patin - foul #3 on Robert Patin, team foul #3 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erick Delong (PF) David Vera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Joseph McNeer (SG) Scott Boyle, Bradley Barnette | |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Patin | 46-65 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Edward Briggs connects on the jumper in the paint | 48-65 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer is fouled on the floor by David Hammond - foul #3 on David Hammond, team foul #11 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG), John Hill (SF), Jeffrey Keyser (PF), Michael Barr (C) David Hammond, Edward Briggs, Erick Delong, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Soares (C) Robert Patin | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Woodman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Soares (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | John Swift misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser can't tip it in | 48-67 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Richard Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Betancourt | 48-69 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | John Hill misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jimmie Williams - foul #2 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #4 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette (SF), Leroy Farr (PF) Thomas Betancourt, Jimmie Williams | |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Richard Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-69 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Richard Soares tips it back up and in | 49-71 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Joseph McNeer steps in front of the John Hill pass | 49-71 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette is called for traveling | 49-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Hammond (SG), Edward Briggs (SF), Erick Delong (PF), Bryant Smartt (C) John Swift, John Hill, Jeffrey Keyser, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Robert Patin (SF), Thomas Betancourt (PF), James Kostka (C) Freddy Derryberry, Joseph McNeer, Leroy Farr, Richard Soares | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | David Hammond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Kostka - foul #1 on James Kostka, team foul #5 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams (C) James Kostka | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | David Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | David Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt is fouled on the floor by Bryant Smartt - foul #1 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #12 | 51-71 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on Edward Woodman | 51-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG) Edward Woodman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG) Bradley Barnette | |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle loses the ball out of bounds | 51-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (PF), Michael Barr (C) Erick Delong, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Soares (C) Jimmie Williams | |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | John Hill buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-72 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | David Hammond steps in front of the Robert Patin pass | 53-72 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Michael Barr loses the dribble to Robert Patin | 53-72 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Edward Briggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Soares (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Robert Patin's floater is tipped away by John Hill | 53-72 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Michael Barr snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | John Swift knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 56-72 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Richard Soares is fouled on the floor by John Swift - foul #5 on John Swift, team foul #13 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (PG), Erick Delong (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) John Swift, John Hill, Michael Barr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer (PG), Bradley Barnette (SG), Jimmie Williams (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Scott Boyle, Thomas Betancourt | |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Richard Soares makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Erick Delong grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser lays it in on a nice dish by David Hammond | 58-73 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the dunk attempt | 58-73 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser pulls down the rebound | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Erick Delong loses the ball out of bounds | 58-73 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Hill (PF), Michael Barr (C) Erick Delong, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (PF) Joseph McNeer, Jimmie Williams | |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Soares | 58-76 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | David Hammond is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Hammond, team foul #14 | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Richard Soares buries a runner from the left block set up by Freddy Derryberry and he's hacked by David Hammond - foul #5 on David Hammond, team foul #15 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Erick Delong (PF) David Hammond | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Erick Delong snags the defensive board | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Erick Delong clanks a floater from the left side | 58-78 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 60-78 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry runs out the clock | 60-78 |