| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddie Kestner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eliseo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eliseo Rossi, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | David Liptak scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Rapp | 26-39 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-39 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | David Liptak blows the layup | 26-39 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp hits the follow up shot | 28-39 |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp hits a jumper from the left side set up by Ismael Moyes | 30-41 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Brooks | 30-43 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-43 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | David Liptak picks off the pass by Rosendo Yazzie | 30-43 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Rosendo Yazzie - foul #2 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Cook (C) Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Dales (SG) Freddie Kestner | |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses the driving attempt in the lane | 32-43 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | David Liptak takes the ball from Rosendo Yazzie | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Dales (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eliseo Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rosendo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Miladen Zingler and the foul's on Eliseo Rossi - foul #4 on Eliseo Rossi, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Ismael Moyes, Telek Zamborsky, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner (SG), Francis Snook (SF), Bradley Bass (PF), Willie Thomas (C) Anthony Brooks, Eliseo Rossi, Rosendo Yazzie, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Willie Thomas drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by David Liptak - foul #1 on David Liptak, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SF) David Liptak | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Willie Thomas misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell's floater is knocked away by Bradley Bass | 35-45 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler tips it back up and in | 37-45 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Michael Dales scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Freddie Kestner | 37-48 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Willie Thomas gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner makes the floater from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), David Liptak (SF), Matthew Cook (C) Steven Osenkowski, Russell Barnes, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Enlai Zhou (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (PF), Radomil Leszczynski (C) Michael Dales, Freddie Kestner, Bradley Bass, Willie Thomas | |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Francis Snook misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Miladen Zingler - foul #2 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky (PF) Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi (SF) Enlai Zhou | |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Francis Snook makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Francis Snook makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Radomil Leszczynski blocks the short jumper by David Liptak | 37-52 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky hits the follow up shot | 39-52 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Brooks | 39-54 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler gets the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-54 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook's floater is tipped away by Radomil Leszczynski | 39-54 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Francis Snook | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Snook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eliseo Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Miladen Zingler | 41-57 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-57 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Telek Zamborsky | 41-57 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | David Liptak lays it up and in | 43-57 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Miladen Zingler, Telek Zamborsky, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Dales (PG), Freddie Kestner (SG) Anthony Brooks, Francis Snook | |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp misses short on a jumper in the lane | 43-57 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the offensive board | 43-57 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Ronald Perkins (SF) Ismael Moyes, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Smeltzer (PG), Bradley Bass (PF), Willie Thomas (C) Eliseo Rossi, Rosendo Yazzie, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Steven Osenkowski is called for the reach on Michael Dales - foul #3 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes is hacked by Willie Thomas - foul #1 on Willie Thomas, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Rosendo Yazzie (PF), Radomil Leszczynski (C) Claude Smeltzer, Bradley Bass, Willie Thomas | |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 43-57 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Michael Dales misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-57 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell hits the finger roll | 45-57 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Russell Barnes - foul #1 on Russell Barnes, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Telek Zamborsky (PF) Steven Osenkowski, Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi (SF) Michael Dales | |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) SF - David Liptak (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Rapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddie Kestner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eliseo Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp misses the tip | 47-59 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski loses the dribble to Ismael Moyes | 47-59 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes can't finish the layup | 47-59 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | David Liptak gets the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | David Liptak blows the layup | 47-59 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the easy layup | 47-59 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | David Liptak lays it up and in | 49-59 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner blows the layup | 49-59 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Telek Zamborsky steals it from Eliseo Rossi | 49-59 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Brooks is called for the reach on Ismael Moyes - foul #1 on Anthony Brooks, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler (SG), Ronald Perkins (SF), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Russell Barnes, David Liptak, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Dales (PG), Francis Snook (SG), Bradley Bass (PF), Willie Thomas (C) Anthony Brooks, Freddie Kestner, Rosendo Yazzie, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins buries a 3 from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Matthew Cook denies the turnaround by Bradley Bass | 52-59 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Bradley Bass tips it in | 52-61 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Willie Thomas gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi is hacked by Miladen Zingler - foul #3 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG) Ismael Moyes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Smeltzer (PG) Eliseo Rossi | |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Michael Dales travels with the ball | 52-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Bradley Bass is called for the reach on Miladen Zingler - foul #2 on Bradley Bass, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky (PF) Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie (PF), Radomil Leszczynski (C) Bradley Bass, Willie Thomas | |
| 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Miladen Zingler | 54-61 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Miladen Zingler - foul #4 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG) Claude Smeltzer | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Miladen Zingler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Dales (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Francis Snook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Telek Zamborsky - foul #2 on Telek Zamborsky, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG) Steven Osenkowski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi (SF) Francis Snook | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Telek Zamborsky - foul #3 on Telek Zamborsky, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner (SG) Michael Dales | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Cook | 56-66 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie tips it home | 56-68 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-68 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Liptak | 58-68 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi is fouled on the floor by David Liptak - foul #2 on David Liptak, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp (C) Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Dales (PG), Francis Snook (SG), Bradley Bass (PF), Willie Thomas (C) Anthony Brooks, Freddie Kestner, Rosendo Yazzie, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | David Liptak scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ismael Moyes and he's hacked by Eliseo Rossi - foul #5 on Eliseo Rossi, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Freddie Kestner (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (PF), Radomil Leszczynski (C) Francis Snook, Eliseo Rossi, Bradley Bass, Willie Thomas | |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses the free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Anthony Brooks | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Radomil Leszczynski steps in front of the David Liptak pass | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 60-71 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes blows the layup but he's hacked by Rosendo Yazzie - foul #3 on Rosendo Yazzie, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Smeltzer (PG), Francis Snook (SF), Bradley Bass (PF), Willie Thomas (C) Anthony Brooks, Freddie Kestner, Rosendo Yazzie, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Miladen Zingler is called for the reach on Michael Dales in the backcourt - foul #5 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG) Miladen Zingler | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Freddie Kestner (SG), Rosendo Yazzie (PF), Radomil Leszczynski (C) Claude Smeltzer, Francis Snook, Bradley Bass, Willie Thomas | |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Michael Dales makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Michael Dales misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky gets the rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Liptak connects on the jumper in the paint | 64-72 |