| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-28 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cedric Owens | 22-28 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Patrick Jones is blocked by Tyrone Adam | 22-31 |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Jones | 26-31 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 26-33 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) William Hansen | |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Don Richardson steals it from Michael Fontaine | 27-33 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the dunk | 27-33 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Jones | 27-33 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 27-33 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Don Richardson tips it in | 29-33 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is open and buries a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #3 on Cedric Owens, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG), James Stamey (C) Patrick Jones, Joseph Passmore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Cedric Owens | |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Dema Lamparski | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stamey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Michael Anderson steals it from William Hansen | 30-36 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | Don Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Tyrone Adam | |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 30-39 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | James Stamey is called for the reach on Dema Lamparski - foul #1 on James Stamey, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore (C) James Stamey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Dema Lamparski | |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the lay-in | 30-39 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Cedric Owens - foul #4 on Cedric Owens, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Hansen | 31-41 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Zhuang Chu, Justin Rose | |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Tyrone Adam - foul #3 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 33-41 |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | William Hansen tips it in | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Rose (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF) Don Richardson, Ira Casson, Pat McElhany | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Zhuang Chu, Justin Rose | |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-43 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley hits a wide open runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 35-45 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Daley - foul #1 on Joseph Daley, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Pat McElhany (PF), James Stamey (C) Michael Anderson, Conrad Heideman, Joseph Passmore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley | |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen dunks the ball and he's fouled by Don Richardson - foul #1 on Don Richardson, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Justin Rose (PF) Michael Fontaine, Tyrone Adam | |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | James Stamey connects on the jumper from the left block | 39-48 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Rose | 39-48 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun loses the dribble to Pat McElhany | 39-48 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Jones | 41-48 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | James Stamey gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is hacked by William Hansen in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hansen, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany, James Stamey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled on the floor by Ira Casson - foul #1 on Ira Casson, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), Michael Anderson (SG) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu | |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #2 on Michael Anderson, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ira Casson - foul #2 on Ira Casson, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG) William Hansen | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ira Casson | 42-50 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | James Smalls knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ira Casson | 44-50 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Passmore - foul #2 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Pat McElhany (PF) James Smalls, Michael Anderson, Ira Casson, Conrad Heideman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley | |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-51 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu buries a floater near the basket set up by Cedric Owens | 44-53 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Don Richardson lays it up and in | 46-53 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stamey (C) Joseph Passmore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Tyrone Adam | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | James Stamey gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany tips it but misses | 48-53 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Stamey - foul #2 on James Stamey, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore (C) James Stamey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Dema Lamparski | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on Tyrone Adam - foul #4 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | William Hansen tips it in | 51-57 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Hansen | 51-57 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | William Hansen clanks a turnaround in the lane | 51-57 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the dunk | 51-57 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore tips it back up and in | 53-57 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses badly on a runner from the right block | 53-57 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Tyrone Adam swats the short shot by Pat McElhany | 53-57 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany tips it in | 55-57 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Hansen | 55-59 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Tyrone Adam blocks the jumper by Joseph Passmore | 55-59 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is hacked by Patrick Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Jones, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Joseph Daley | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Don Richardson loses the dribble to William Hansen | 55-59 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu banks in the layup set up by William Hansen | 55-61 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Patrick Jones is called for the reach on Jing-Quo Sun in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Jones, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG) William Hansen | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Don Richardson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is hacked by Patrick Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Jones, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-65 |