| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury inbounds the ball | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate is hacked by Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #1 | 43-22 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-22 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson grabs the board | 43-22 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-22 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury grabs the board | 43-22 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-22 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras tips it but misses | 43-22 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 43-22 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Carl Deason scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Wilkins | 43-25 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is hacked by Eric Wilkins - foul #3 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 43-25 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-27 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate gets the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Steven Cowen - foul #3 on Steven Cowen, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund (C) Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson is hacked by Cecil Oliveras - foul #2 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Cecil Oliveras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang (C) Alan Black | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Brian Anderson steals it from Jonathan Yang | 43-27 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins is called for a charge - foul #4 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #4 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG) John Johnson, Arnold Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Hart (C) Eric Wilkins | |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 14:45 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 14:40 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-27 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darrell Pate | 46-27 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Pagano | 46-30 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 46-30 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Kermit Hedlund steals the ball from Carl Deason | 46-30 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang dunks the ball set up by Darrell Pate | 48-30 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Carl Deason misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-30 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the board | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Cowen - foul #4 on Steven Cowen, team foul #5 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins (C) Joseph Hart | |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Cecil Oliveras - foul #3 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Morrow (C) Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury loses the ball out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - George Morrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | George Morrow is called for the reach on Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on George Morrow, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG) Arnold Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), William Patino (SF) Douglas Pagano, Steven Cowen | |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | William Patino clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 50-31 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins tips it back up and in | 50-33 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-33 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Carl Deason scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Wilkins and he's hacked by Martin Thompson - foul #1 on Martin Thompson, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, George Morrow | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Steven Cowen (SF), Joseph Hart (PF) Stanley Hubbert, William Patino, Brian Anderson | |
| 09:54 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Deason - foul #3 on Carl Deason, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG) Carl Deason | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clark Look | 51-39 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson loses the dribble to Eric Wilkins | 51-39 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Pagano and he's fouled by Darrell Pate - foul #2 on Darrell Pate, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Kermit Hedlund (PF) Martin Thompson, Keith Asbury, Cecil Oliveras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Clark Look | |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Darrell Pate | 53-41 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Kermit Hedlund blocks the short jumper by Eric Wilkins | 53-41 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-41 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang tips it back up and in | 55-41 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Darrell Pate steals the ball from Eric Wilkins | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is fouled on the floor by Eric Wilkins - foul #5 on Eric Wilkins, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Keith Asbury (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF) Matthew Forte, Arnold Johnson, Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Anderson (PF) Eric Wilkins | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Carl Deason clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart tips it home | 56-43 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hart - foul #2 on Joseph Hart, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund (C) Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Hubbert (PG), Clark Look (SG), William Patino (SF) Douglas Pagano, Carl Deason, Steven Cowen | |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Asbury - foul #1 on Keith Asbury, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG) Darrell Pate | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 60-45 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson buries a runner from the right block | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras tips it home | 62-47 |
| 05:06 | Ohio State | Keith Asbury takes the ball from William Patino | 62-47 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury lays it in | 64-47 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Stanley Hubbert, Clark Look, William Patino | |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-47 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 64-47 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano is hacked by Martin Thompson - foul #2 on Martin Thompson, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Keith Asbury, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Clark Look (SG), William Patino (SF), Kevin Thompson (C) Carl Deason, Steven Cowen, Brian Anderson | |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alan Black | 64-47 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | William Patino takes the ball from Kermit Hedlund | 64-47 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano hits the finger roll set up by William Patino | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Alan Black (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clark Look (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Patino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Thompson (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | John Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-49 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson tips it in | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart banks in the layup | 66-51 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Douglas Pagano steals the ball from John Johnson | 66-51 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | William Patino can't finish the layup | 66-51 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | John Johnson connects on the shot from the right wing | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | William Patino hits the finger roll | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | John Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-53 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Clark Look connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Patino | 68-55 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Hart loses the dribble to John Johnson | 68-55 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte misses the dunk attempt | 68-55 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Johnson runs out the clock | 68-55 |