| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Twyman is called for the reach on Larry Frankel - foul #1 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #1 on Gene Bell, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Twyman | 27-42 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones tips it back up and in | 27-44 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leandro Romano | 29-44 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is hacked by Jeffrey Twyman - foul #2 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Bell | 32-47 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-47 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Gene Bell gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Frankel | 32-47 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Patrick | 32-47 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leandro Romano | 35-47 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Gene Bell gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo hits a wide open jump hook from the left block set up by Jamie Marquis out of the doubleteam | 35-49 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bacher (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 35-49 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | James Bacher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-49 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 15:01 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-49 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamie Marquis | 37-52 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leandro Romano | 39-52 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by James Bacher - foul #2 on James Bacher, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Leandro Romano, John Watson, Shawn Haddock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to William McCurty | 39-52 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo grabs the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo misses long on a floater from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jamie Marquis out of the doubleteam | 39-54 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Gene Bell buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 42-57 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William McCurty - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #2 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG), Shawn Haddock (PF), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Jeffrey Twyman, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Ernest Hall (SF), Joseph Alcazar (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | William McCurty throws it down despite the doubleteam | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | William McCurty drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Bailey | 44-62 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano is hacked by Gregory Bailey - foul #1 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #3 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Gene Bell, Shawn Haddock | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Karl Portillo (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Gregory Bailey, William McCurty, Joseph Alcazar | |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 44-62 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses the tip | 44-62 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Jones (C) Warren Carnegie | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to John Watson | 44-62 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 44-64 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Larry Frankel - foul #3 on Larry Frankel, team foul #4 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Mason Littrell (C) Paul Knudson, John Watson, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG) Ernest Hall | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Marquis | 47-64 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Karl Portillo takes the ball from Mason Littrell | 47-66 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Karl Portillo | 47-68 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bacher | 50-68 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-70 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Larry Frankel is called for the reach on Leandro Romano - foul #4 on Larry Frankel, team foul #5 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Jeffrey Twyman, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, Karl Portillo, Joseph Jones | |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (SG), John Watson (SF) James Bacher, Gene Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SF) Larry Frankel | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie grabs the board | 50-70 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-72 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Knudson | 52-72 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leandro Romano - foul #2 on Leandro Romano, team foul #5 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Paul Knudson, John Watson, Shawn Haddock, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Portillo (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Warren Carnegie | |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Gregory Bailey | 52-75 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Gregory Bailey steps in front of the Leandro Romano pass in the backcourt | 52-75 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey lays it in | 52-77 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Gene Bell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-77 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo pulls down the rebound | 52-77 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Portillo | 52-80 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | William McCurty steals the ball from Mason Littrell | 52-80 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #6 | 52-80 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Frank Patrick (C) Leandro Romano, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), Joseph Alcazar (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Gregory Bailey, William McCurty, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 52-81 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-82 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | James Bacher misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-82 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo gets the rebound | 52-82 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ernest Hall, team foul #6 | 52-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF) James Bacher, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG) Karl Portillo | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | John Watson comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Henry Giannini - foul #1 on Henry Giannini, team foul #7 | 52-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG) Gene Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 53-82 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-82 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Hall | 54-85 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-85 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses the tip | 54-85 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar snags the defensive board | 54-85 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Giannini (fresh) PF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Shawn Haddock swats the shot by Gregory Bailey | 54-85 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-85 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-85 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Patrick | 54-85 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-85 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Paul Knudson, John Watson, Shawn Haddock, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey makes the wide open floater from the right wing set up by Henry Giannini | 54-87 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell knocks in the runner from close range | 56-87 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 56-87 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie tips it in | 56-89 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-89 |
| 01:31 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-89 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman gets the rebound | 59-89 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Gene Bell clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Giannini - foul #2 on Henry Giannini, team foul #8 | 59-89 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (SG), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 1st free throw | 60-89 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-89 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman gets the offensive rebound | 60-89 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-89 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-92 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Gene Bell knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Joseph Alcazar - foul #3 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #9 | 62-92 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the free throw | 63-92 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gene Bell - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #7 | 63-92 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall makes the 1st free throw | 63-93 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-94 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-94 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey gets the rebound | 63-94 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey runs out the clock | 63-94 |