| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hans Zeledon (fresh) SG - Erich Hirsch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Quarles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Nagle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson double dribbles | 25-19 |
| 19:23 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle's floater is tipped away by Carlos Dodson | 25-19 |
| 19:22 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Erich Hirsch | 25-19 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle makes the shot in the lane | 25-21 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Ronald Hamilton steals the ball from Erich Hirsch | 28-21 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Hans Zeledon - foul #1 on Hans Zeledon, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 17:21 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-21 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | William Murray banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 31-21 |
| 16:40 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch is whistled for traveling | 31-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips (C) Patrick Hubbard | |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Hans Zeledon steals it from William Murray | 31-21 |
| 16:06 | Ohio | Adam Quarles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips tips it back up and in | 31-23 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Adam Quarles takes the ball from William Mitchell | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hans Zeledon (fresh) SG - Erich Hirsch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Quarles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Nagle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ohio | Adam Quarles scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Hans Zeledon | 31-26 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Talmadge (PG), Clarence Decker (SF), Howard Wilson (PF), Patrick Hubbard (C) Hans Zeledon, Adam Quarles, Brandon Nagle, Kenneth Phillips | |
| 14:35 | Ohio | Shawn Wright is called for the reach on Erich Hirsch - foul #2 on Shawn Wright, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 13:34 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch is hacked by Shawn Wright - foul #3 on Shawn Wright, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Hans Zeledon (PG), Adam Quarles (SF), Brandon Nagle (PF) James Talmadge, Clarence Decker, Howard Wilson | |
| 13:11 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch misses the fadeaway from the right side | 31-26 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronald Hamilton | 31-26 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright's pass is intercepted by Erich Hirsch | 31-26 |
| 12:39 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch can't finish the layup | 31-26 |
| 12:38 | Ohio | Adam Quarles can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | William Murray gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it in | 33-26 |
| 11:56 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Adam Quarles | 33-28 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 11:39 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hans Zeledon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erich Hirsch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Quarles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Nagle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Adam Quarles is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Adam Quarles, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Clarence Decker (SF), Kenneth Phillips (C) Adam Quarles, Patrick Hubbard | |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | William Murray hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shawn Wright | 36-28 |
| 10:39 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-28 |
| 10:38 | Ohio | Clarence Decker can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shawn Wright | 36-28 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Phillips - foul #1 on Kenneth Phillips, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Quarles (SF) Clarence Decker | |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 10:04 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hans Zeledon | 38-30 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | William Murray misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Hans Zeledon | 38-32 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Mitchell | 41-32 |
| 08:38 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Hans Zeledon | 41-35 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Brandon Nagle - foul #1 on Brandon Nagle, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Talmadge (PG), Joe Womble (SG), Clarence Decker (SF), Howard Wilson (PF), Patrick Hubbard (C) Hans Zeledon, Erich Hirsch, Adam Quarles, Brandon Nagle, Kenneth Phillips | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 07:53 | Ohio | James Talmadge shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-35 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson can't tip it in | 43-35 |
| 07:19 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Howard Wilson | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Perin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Talmadge (fresh) SG - Joe Womble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Jeffrey James takes the ball from Howard Wilson | 43-35 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James blows the layup | 43-35 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin can't tip it in | 43-35 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson double dribbles | 43-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Hans Zeledon (PG), Erich Hirsch (SG), Adam Quarles (SF), Brandon Nagle (PF) James Talmadge, Joe Womble, Clarence Decker, Howard Wilson | |
| 05:57 | Ohio | Adam Quarles misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the lay-in but the foul's on Hans Zeledon - foul #2 on Hans Zeledon, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 05:01 | Ohio | Adam Quarles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 05:00 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:51 | Ohio | Adam Quarles makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Hubbard | 44-38 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Mitchell | 47-38 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Carlos Dodson - foul #1 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Daniel Perin (C) Frank McCuan, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Phillips (C) Patrick Hubbard | |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses long on a jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch grabs the board | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hans Zeledon | 47-42 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 47-42 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it home | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Dodson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Perin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hans Zeledon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Erich Hirsch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Quarles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Jeffrey James takes the ball from Kenneth Phillips | 49-42 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses short on an open runner in the paint | 49-42 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 02:40 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon misses long on a shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Adam Quarles can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard (C) Kenneth Phillips | |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | William Murray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 02:04 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Patrick Hubbard is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #3 on Patrick Hubbard, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 49-42 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Wright | 49-42 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Murray | 51-42 |
| 00:51 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon is fouled on the floor by William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Adam Quarles loses the dribble to William Mitchell | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Hans Zeledon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Zeledon, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG) Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Adam Quarles hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-45 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan is fouled in the backcourt by Erich Hirsch - foul #1 on Erich Hirsch, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | William Murray steals it from Patrick Hubbard | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Hans Zeledon steps in front of the William Murray pass | 55-45 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon throws it down | 55-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 55-47 |