| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) C - Robert Green (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Robert Green is denied by James Cecere | 30-31 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Burnett | 32-31 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Robert Green tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the floater from close range | 34-33 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson's floater is tipped away by Mark Arnold | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 34-33 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Robert Green is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff's pass is intercepted by Jacob Surles | 34-33 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Cecere - foul #3 on James Cecere, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Green - foul #3 on Robert Green, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Eugene Greenberger, Robert Green | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Michael Glass's pass is intercepted by Jacob Surles | 35-34 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann loses the ball out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Michael Glass | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Drazen Zenz, Oscar White, Ian Hermann | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson | 37-34 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Lucas Ziek steals it from Owen Thompson | 37-34 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Owen Thompson - foul #3 on Owen Thompson, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, Raymond Pardee | |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-34 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 39-34 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 39-34 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 39-34 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Cecere - foul #4 on James Cecere, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Jerry Poch (PF) Kenneth Swanson, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Jacob Surles (SG), Ian Hermann (PF) Jose Hernandez, Oscar White, Eugene Greenberger | |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch is whistled for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| 12:38 | Ohio State | Oscar White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses short on a floater from the left block | 39-35 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch can't tip it in | 39-35 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Oscar White - foul #3 on Mark Arnold, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Robert Green | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oscar White (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) David Burnett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (SF) Oscar White | |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee is fouled on the floor by Lucas Ziek - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF), Robert Green (C) Charles Patton, Raymond Pardee | |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Owen Thompson | 39-40 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Mark Arnold blocks the short jumper by Owen Thompson | 39-40 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Greenberger | 39-40 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Owen Thompson | 39-43 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson | 42-43 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | The jumper by Eric Ansley is denied by Eugene Greenberger | 42-45 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is hacked by Owen Thompson - foul #4 on Owen Thompson, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Lucas Ziek, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Oscar White (SG), Charles Patton (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Jacob Surles, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Robert Green | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | James Cecere is hacked by Ian Hermann - foul #2 on Ian Hermann, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Raymond Pardee is called for the reach on James Cecere - foul #2 on Raymond Pardee, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) SG - Oscar White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Patton (fresh) PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the fadeaway from the left block | 42-45 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Cecere - foul #5 on James Cecere, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Ray Boyd, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Robert Green (C) Charles Patton, Raymond Pardee | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Ansley | 46-47 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the lay-in | 46-47 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 46-47 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 46-47 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Oscar White - foul #3 on Oscar White, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Drazen Zenz, Oscar White, Ian Hermann | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Robert Green hits a runner from close range set up by Jacob Surles and the foul's on Lucas Ziek - foul #2 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold loses the dribble to Jacob Surles | 46-50 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits the finger roll | 46-52 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 48-52 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Owen Thompson steals the ball from Kenneth Swanson | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the wide open runner from the right block | 48-54 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Patrick Wilkinson, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Burnett | 51-54 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-54 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Robert Green's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Poch | 51-54 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Robert Green can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Robert Green tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | David Burnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-56 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is fouled on the floor by Robert Green - foul #4 on Robert Green, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Oscar White (SF) Jose Hernandez, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Oscar White is fouled in the backcourt by David Burnett - foul #2 on David Burnett, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | David Burnett loses the dribble to Owen Thompson | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz is fouled in the backcourt by David Burnett - foul #3 on David Burnett, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett clanks a halfcourt shot | 53-58 |