| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) C - Robert Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Arnold | 27-36 |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles tips it but misses | 27-36 |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by Jose Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jose Hernandez | 27-36 |
| 19:18 | Ohio State | Robert Green scores on a floater near the basket | 29-36 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Robert Green's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Arnold | 29-36 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Arnold | 29-39 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger travels with the ball | 29-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | James Cecere blows the layup | 29-39 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles is called for traveling | 29-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Ian Hermann (PF) Jose Hernandez, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch's pass is intercepted by Drazen Zenz | 29-39 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles throws it down set up by Drazen Zenz | 31-39 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson's floater is tipped away by Robert Green | 31-39 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Green - foul #3 on Robert Green, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Drazen Zenz, Jacob Surles, Ian Hermann, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF) Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Oscar White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-41 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Ray Boyd steps in front of the Jose Hernandez pass in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd banks in the layup | 31-43 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Jose Hernandez picks off the pass by David Burnett in the backcourt | 31-43 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Oscar White lays it in set up by Jose Hernandez | 33-43 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Raymond Pardee - foul #3 on Raymond Pardee, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Robert Green (C) Oscar White, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the easy layup | 33-46 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Burnett | 33-46 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | James Cecere blows the layup | 33-46 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Charles Patton (SF), Ian Hermann (PF) Jose Hernandez, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Charles Patton steals the ball from Patrick Wilkinson | 34-46 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF) Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) James Cecere | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-46 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Eric Ansley | 34-48 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Lucas Ziek is called for the reach on Jacob Surles - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Lucas Ziek | |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Jerry Poch | |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Oscar White makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is fouled on the floor by Eugene Greenberger - foul #2 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Oscar White | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | James Cecere blocks the short jumper by Owen Thompson | 35-50 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Burnett | 35-50 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is fouled on the floor by Owen Thompson - foul #2 on Owen Thompson, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Jerry Poch (PF) Ray Boyd, James Cecere | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits a turnaround from close range | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger is called for 5 seconds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (SF), Ian Hermann (PF) Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Wilkinson and the foul's on Ian Hermann - foul #2 on Ian Hermann, team foul #6 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Jacob Surles (SG) Jose Hernandez, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the free throw | 35-55 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Oscar White grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Robert Green clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Lucas Ziek - foul #2 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF) Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF) Eric Ansley, Lucas Ziek | |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Robert Green steps in front of the Kenneth Swanson pass | 39-55 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Robert Green can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 39-55 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Robert Green tips it but misses | 39-55 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 39-55 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Drazen Zenz, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jacob Surles, Oscar White, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff can't connect on a runner in the paint | 42-55 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it home | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the 3 from straight away | 44-60 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Ian Hermann (PF) Drazen Zenz, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (PF) James Cecere | |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-60 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann hits the follow up shot | 48-60 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Mark Arnold swats the short shot by Ian Hermann | 48-60 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Ansley | 48-60 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Burnett | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson lays it in | 50-63 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-63 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Robert Green (C) Owen Thompson, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | David Burnett is denied on a layup by Robert Green | 50-63 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff tips it in | 50-65 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Oscar White buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 53-65 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-65 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it in | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oscar White (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger gets the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger hits the finger roll | 55-67 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses badly on a floater from the right side | 55-70 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits a turnaround from the baseline | 55-72 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett pulls down the rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | David Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Charles Patton (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Jacob Surles, Eugene Greenberger, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Charles Patton's floater is knocked away by Jerry Poch | 55-72 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ian Hermann - foul #3 on Ian Hermann, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 01:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Raymond Pardee | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses short on a shot from the baseline | 55-73 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 55-75 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-75 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 55-75 |