| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Chau - foul #1 on Joseph Chau, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses short on a floater in the paint | 39-29 |
| 19:15 | Ohio | Joseph Chau snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 18:56 | Ohio | Joseph Chau is whistled for traveling | 39-29 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Chau - foul #2 on Joseph Chau, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:19 | Ohio | James Colin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Joseph Chau gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Ronny Evert takes the ball from Mark Arnold | 41-31 |
| 16:55 | Ohio | Charlie Ray drills a driving attempt in the paint | 41-33 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Joseph Chau gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:16 | Ohio | Charlie Ray can't finish the layup | 41-33 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 41-33 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Mitchell and he's hacked by Charlie Ray - foul #3 on Charlie Ray, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG), Michael Creager (SF), Kenneth Ezell (PF), James King (C) James Colin, Charlie Ray, Ronny Evert, Joseph Chau | |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 2 reb. C - James King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Ohio | The short jumper by Michael Creager is denied by Jerry Poch | 44-33 |
| 15:23 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell misses the tip | 44-33 |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Michael Creager hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), James Cecere (PF) Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG) Leonard Allen | |
| 14:29 | Ohio | James King hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Carlos Hobbs | 44-37 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ray Boyd, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF) Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:05 | Ohio | Michael Creager loses the dribble to Kenneth Swanson | 44-37 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the easy layup | 44-37 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Michael Creager | 44-37 |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs is hacked by Ray Boyd - foul #3 on Ray Boyd, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SF), Ronny Evert (PF), Joseph Chau (C) Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell, James King | |
| 13:25 | Ohio | Ray Boyd is called for the reach on Carlos Hobbs - foul #4 on Ray Boyd, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SG) James Colin | |
| 13:07 | Ohio | Charlie Ray's fadeaway is rejected by David Burnett | 44-37 |
| 13:06 | Ohio | Ronny Evert pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:42 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs loses the dribble to Charles Mitchell | 44-37 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Chau picks off the pass by Mark Arnold | 44-37 |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Charlie Ray is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF) David Burnett, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG), Kenneth Ezell (PF) Carlos Hobbs, Ronny Evert | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charlie Ray - foul #4 on Charlie Ray, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Creager (SF) Charlie Ray | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell misses the easy dunk attempt | 45-37 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Shurtleff | 48-37 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | Leonard Allen is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James King (C) Joseph Chau | |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the easy layup | 48-37 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | David Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 50-37 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | Michael Creager misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 50-37 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | David Burnett double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (SG), Charlie Ray (SF), Ronny Evert (PF) Leonard Allen, Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell | |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 52-37 |
| 08:57 | Ohio | James Colin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-37 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brian Shurtleff | 52-37 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-37 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Carlos Hobbs steps in front of the Mark Arnold pass | 52-37 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Ray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 4 reb. C - James King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | James Cecere loses the ball out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SG), Joseph Chau (C) James Colin, James King | |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Ronny Evert's dunk attempt is rejected by James Cecere | 52-37 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses badly on a floater from the left block | 52-37 |
| 06:58 | Ohio | Ronny Evert snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 06:36 | Ohio | Joseph Chau hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Jerry Poch (C) Kenneth Swanson, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Creager (SF), Kenneth Ezell (PF) Charlie Ray, Ronny Evert | |
| 06:36 | Ohio | Joseph Chau makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 06:36 | Ohio | Joseph Chau misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | James Cecere comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Ezell - foul #1 on Kenneth Ezell, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG) Carlos Hobbs | |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 06:22 | Ohio | Joseph Chau grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 05:56 | Ohio | James Colin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 05:33 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:20 | Ohio | James Colin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-38 |
| 05:19 | Ohio | Kenneth Ezell tips it back up and in | 52-40 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 04:31 | Ohio | James Colin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-43 |
| 04:20 | Ohio | David Burnett is called for the reach on James Colin in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Burnett, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG), Charlie Ray (SF), Ronny Evert (PF), James King (C) James Colin, Michael Creager, Kenneth Ezell, Joseph Chau | |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Swanson | 57-43 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Burnett | 60-43 |
| 03:43 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 03:42 | Ohio | Ronny Evert tips it back up and in | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Ray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Charlie Ray steps in front of the David Burnett pass | 60-45 |
| 03:07 | Ohio | Charlie Ray buries a shot near the basket | 60-47 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a jumper in the paint | 62-47 |
| 02:31 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-47 |
| 02:17 | Ohio | Ronny Evert gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:04 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Ronny Evert steals the ball from Charles Mitchell | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Ronny Evert clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Leonard Allen drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Hobbs | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the jumper from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Ronny Evert snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Swanson takes the ball from Charlie Ray | 62-49 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson lays it in | 64-49 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Jerry Poch steals it from James King | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett runs out the clock | 64-49 |