| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (fresh) SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) C - Christopher Strong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is fouled on the floor by Timothy McCain - foul #1 on Timothy McCain, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the jumper from the right side set up by Chad Sanders | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Matt Leone drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Timothy McCain - foul #2 on Timothy McCain, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks (PF) Timothy McCain | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ricky Williams - foul #1 on Ricky Williams, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Jim Queen tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Chad Sanders knocks away the 3 by Matt Leone | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Strong | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | John Coffey comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Omar Babcock - foul #1 on Omar Babcock, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Ricky Williams steals it from Martin Hendricks | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Matt Leone clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is hacked by Chad Sanders - foul #1 on Chad Sanders, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF) Thomas Sartori | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is hacked by Chad Sanders - foul #2 on Chad Sanders, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG) Omar Babcock | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Joseph Powers (PF) Chad Sanders, Ricky Williams | |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-7 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Powers | 4-7 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | John Coffey connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jim Queen and he's fouled by Martin Hendricks - foul #1 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SF) Jim Queen | |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | John Coffey blows the dunk | 4-9 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson can't tip it in | 4-9 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson tips it back up and in | 4-11 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | John Coffey steals it from Martin Hendricks | 4-11 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Matt Leone steals the ball from John Coffey | 4-11 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the easy layup | 4-11 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | John Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 4-11 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks grabs the board | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) PF - Martin Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson loses the dribble to Jeremy Kuczynski | 7-11 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Matt Leone knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 10-11 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | John Coffey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-11 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks clanks a shot from the right side | 10-11 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Matt Leone steps in front of the Daniel Patterson pass | 10-11 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts banks in the layup on a great pass from Matt Leone | 12-11 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is whistled for a carry | 12-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Jordan Spratt (PF), Gary Sears (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matthew Watts, Martin Hendricks, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Ricky Williams (PF) Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt snags the offensive board | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jordan Spratt (fresh) C - Gary Sears (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Poole (fairly fresh) SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Matt Leone connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Omar Babcock | 14-11 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Matt Leone is called for the reach on Thomas Poole - foul #1 on Matt Leone, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Sears - foul #1 on Gary Sears, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy McCain (PF) Matt Leone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) Thomas Poole | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Patterson - foul #1 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Gary Sears makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams loses the dribble to Thomas Sartori | 15-13 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a shot from the left side | 15-13 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Gary Sears pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | John Coffey snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ricky Williams | 15-15 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Joseph Powers blocks the jumper by Omar Babcock | 15-15 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Gary Sears - foul #2 on Gary Sears, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SG), Matthew Watts (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Thomas Sartori, Jordan Spratt, Gary Sears | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Jim Queen, Ricky Williams, Joseph Powers | |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Poole steps in front of the Matthew Watts pass | 15-16 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Matt Leone clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Patterson - foul #2 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF) Omar Babcock, Matthew Watts, Timothy McCain | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Ricky Williams (PF) John Coffey, Chad Sanders | |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 3rd free throw | 18-18 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-18 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson tips it home | 18-20 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Poole - foul #1 on Thomas Poole, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Matt Leone gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Matt Leone drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-20 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses the fullcourt shot | 24-20 |