| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Hennessey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frederick West (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Frederick West inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson is hacked by Nathan Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Robinson, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Frederick West slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Skinner | 41-36 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Jim Waid can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Frederick West grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson travels in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson makes the shot near the basket set up by Jim Waid | 43-36 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Skinner | 43-38 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Jim Waid connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilbert Mortensen | 46-38 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Gilbert Mortensen is called for the reach on James Scott - foul #3 on Gilbert Mortensen, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (PG), Jeromy Hill (SG), Leo Kass (PF), Jessie Ellington (C) Jim Waid, Robert Hennessey, Nathan Robinson, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Earl Truong (C) Michael Davis | |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-38 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-38 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Jessie Ellington is called for the reach on Maurice Mattson - foul #2 on Jessie Ellington, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Dustin Pitts (C) Steven Braxton, Jessie Ellington | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Davis (C) Maurice Mattson | |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Dustin Pitts picks off the pass by Michael Davis | 48-38 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Jim Waid knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeromy Hill | 51-38 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeromy Hill - foul #2 on Jeromy Hill, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey (SG), Michael Sheedy (SF), Nathan Robinson (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Warren Centeno, Jeromy Hill, Leo Kass, Dustin Pitts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (PF) Earl Truong | |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Mortensen | 51-39 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-39 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Frederick West gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hennessey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sheedy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frederick West (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Michael Skinner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Ringer (SG), Don Roberts (SF) James Scott, Frederick West | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Skinner - foul #1 on Michael Skinner, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Skinner | 53-41 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jim Waid | 55-41 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ian Ringer | 55-44 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy misses the shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Don Roberts | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Michael Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Mortensen | 55-44 |
| 14:15 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson hits the follow up shot | 55-46 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Don Roberts pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Hennessey | 57-46 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses badly on a shot from the right side | 57-46 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson grabs the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (PG), Jeromy Hill (SG), Steven Braxton (SF), Leo Kass (PF), Jessie Ellington (C) Jim Waid, Robert Hennessey, Michael Sheedy, Nathan Robinson, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Scott (PG), Earl Truong (C) Michael Skinner, Michael Davis | |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick West (PF) Maurice Mattson | |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Frederick West misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Braxton - foul #1 on Steven Braxton, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Frederick West makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Frederick West misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jessie Ellington | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeromy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Braxton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Kass (fresh) C - Jessie Ellington (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ian Ringer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frederick West (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Truong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Frederick West | 57-47 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Davis (C) Frederick West | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington misses the tip | 57-47 |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Don Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeromy Hill - foul #3 on Jeromy Hill, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Leo Kass, Jessie Ellington | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG) Jeromy Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (PF) Earl Truong | |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Jim Waid and the foul's on Ian Ringer - foul #4 on Ian Ringer, team foul #2 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Philip Settle (SF) Steven Braxton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Skinner (PG) Ian Ringer | |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno misses the free throw | 61-48 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Don Roberts knocks in the floater from the left block | 61-50 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Jim Waid knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Philip Settle | 63-50 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (PG), Robert Hennessey (SG), Steven Braxton (SF), Leo Kass (PF), Jessie Ellington (C) Jim Waid, Warren Centeno, Philip Settle, Dustin Pitts, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Earl Truong (C) Michael Davis | |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | James Scott is hacked by Robert Hennessey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hennessey, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy (SG) Robert Hennessey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | James Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Don Roberts - foul #4 on Don Roberts, team foul #3 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick West (SF) Don Roberts | |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Frederick West comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Leo Kass pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton hits the finger roll set up by Jeromy Hill | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy misses long on a floater from the left side | 68-54 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Maurice Mattson | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 68-54 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Leo Kass misses the fadeaway from the right block | 68-54 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Earl Truong snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | James Scott is hacked by Jeromy Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeromy Hill, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (PG), Robert Hennessey (SG), Nathan Robinson (PF), Dustin Pitts (C) Michael Sheedy, Steven Braxton, Leo Kass, Jessie Ellington | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Davis (C) Earl Truong | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Warren Centeno | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-56 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Warren Centeno | 71-56 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill is whistled for traveling | 71-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Philip Settle (SF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Warren Centeno, Jeromy Hill, Nathan Robinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | James Scott's pass is intercepted by Robert Hennessey in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Maurice Mattson | 71-56 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 71-56 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen grabs the board | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hennessey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Philip Settle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Scott (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frederick West (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Maurice Mattson (tired) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Jim Waid is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Skinner - foul #2 on Michael Skinner, team foul #4 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (SG), Leo Kass (PF) Robert Hennessey, Dustin Pitts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Ringer (SG), Don Roberts (SF), Earl Truong (PF) Michael Skinner, Frederick West, Maurice Mattson | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #5 | 71-56 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Jim Waid makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | James Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (C) Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Leo Kass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-56 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Jim Waid picks off the pass by Michael Davis | 72-56 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Jim Waid comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 72-56 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Davis | 72-56 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Michael Davis can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Leo Kass - foul #1 on Leo Kass, team foul #9 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (PG), Michael Sheedy (SG), Steven Braxton (SF), Nathan Robinson (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Jim Waid, Warren Centeno, Philip Settle, Leo Kass, Jessie Ellington | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Robinson | 75-57 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Earl Truong comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Steven Braxton - foul #2 on Steven Braxton, team foul #10 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Skinner (PG), Maurice Mattson (PF) James Scott, Michael Davis | |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Earl Truong makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Earl Truong makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey (SG) Michael Sheedy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick West (C) Earl Truong | |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson hits the finger roll set up by Frederick West | 75-61 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 75-61 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 75-61 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-61 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-61 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-61 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen tips it in | 80-61 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 80-61 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen pulls down the rebound | 80-61 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeromy Hill | 83-61 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Michael Skinner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 83-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Michael Sheedy (SF), Leo Kass (PF), Jessie Ellington (C) Jeromy Hill, Robert Hennessey, Steven Braxton, Nathan Robinson, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Scott (PG), Earl Truong (C) Michael Skinner, Frederick West | |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Leo Kass hits a floater from close range set up by Jim Waid | 85-61 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses the 3 from straight away | 85-61 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Earl Truong pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-61 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Scott | 85-63 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Leo Kass connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Warren Centeno | 87-63 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Sheedy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leo Kass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Ellington (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Scott (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ian Ringer (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Don Roberts (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Maurice Mattson (tired) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Truong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Jim Waid is called for the reach on James Scott - foul #2 on Jim Waid, team foul #11 | 87-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey (SG), Philip Settle (SF), Dustin Pitts (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Warren Centeno, Michael Sheedy, Leo Kass, Jessie Ellington | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick West (SF), Michael Davis (C) Don Roberts, Maurice Mattson | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 87-64 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 87-65 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Jim Waid hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dustin Pitts | 90-65 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Earl Truong can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 90-65 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Frederick West gets the offensive rebound | 90-65 |
| 02:42 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Michael Davis is blocked by Gilbert Mortensen | 90-65 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen snags the defensive board | 90-65 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Philip Settle misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick West - foul #3 on Frederick West, team foul #6 | 90-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson (PF) Gilbert Mortensen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Philip Settle makes the 1st free throw | 91-65 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Philip Settle makes the 2nd free throw | 92-65 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Frederick West misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 92-65 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Frederick West tips it but misses | 92-65 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts snags the defensive board | 92-65 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 92-65 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 92-65 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Jim Waid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 92-65 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Frederick West pulls down the rebound | 92-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer banks in the layup | 92-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 92-67 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson grabs the offensive board | 92-67 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Earl Truong denies the turnaround by Nathan Robinson | 92-67 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-67 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Philip Settle | 94-67 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 94-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Braxton (SF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Philip Settle, Dustin Pitts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Roberts (SF) Michael Davis | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Jim Waid buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Braxton | 97-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Frederick West's floater is knocked away by Nathan Robinson | 97-67 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 97-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Hennessey | 99-67 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Don Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 99-67 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Frederick West denies the turnaround by Jim Waid | 99-67 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton gets the offensive rebound | 99-67 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jim Waid runs out the clock | 99-67 |