| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Zachary Zmek (fresh) SG - John Wade (fresh) SF - Richard Kump (fresh) PF - Zachary Shepard (fresh) C - Corey Twomey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) SG - David Holt (fresh) SF - Henry Nagy (fresh) PF - George Whitney (fresh) C - Casey Blumer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Corey Twomey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on George Whitney - foul #1 on George Whitney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Whitney | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | John Wade grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | John Wade is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Wade, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | David Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Whitney | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer makes the 3 from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Richard Kump misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Corey Twomey snags the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | John Wade is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Wade, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Stevens (SG) John Wade | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | George Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-3 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Brandon Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-3 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | Corey Twomey grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Brandon Stevens makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Zachary Zmek | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Corey Twomey - foul #1 on Corey Twomey, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Stewart (PG), Floyd Hardy (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Zachary Zmek, Richard Kump, Corey Twomey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter (SF), Stephen Armstrong (PF) Henry Nagy, George Whitney | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Lawrence Porter picks off the pass by Zachary Shepard | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | David Holt misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Floyd Hardy scores on a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Stephen Armstrong - foul #1 on Stephen Armstrong, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Smith (C) Casey Blumer | |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Floyd Hardy makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Kump (SF) Floyd Hardy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG) Alfredo Martin, David Holt | |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter misses short on a shot from the left side | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Charles Stewart grabs the board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Stewart (fresh) SG - Brandon Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Kump (fresh) PF - Zachary Shepard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Fales (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) SF - Lawrence Porter (fresh) PF - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Armstrong - foul #2 on Stephen Armstrong, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek (PG), Kenneth Gent (PF) Brandon Stevens, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy (SF), George Whitney (PF) Lawrence Porter, Stephen Armstrong | |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Nagy - foul #1 on Henry Nagy, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Stevens (SG) Charles Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin (PG), David Holt (SG) Willie Fales, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfredo Martin | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #6 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Corey Twomey (C) Kenneth Gent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer (C) Terry Smith | |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Brandon Stevens - foul #1 on Brandon Stevens, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Hardy (SF), Kenneth Gent (PF) Richard Kump, Zachary Shepard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Alban (PF) George Whitney | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-10 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Floyd Hardy is called for the reach on Alfredo Martin - foul #1 on Floyd Hardy, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Stewart (SG) Brandon Stevens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter (SF) Henry Nagy | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | David Holt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Charles Stewart pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Gent | 13-10 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter is denied on a layup by Corey Twomey | 13-10 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Porter - foul #1 on Lawrence Porter, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Kump (SF), James Stuart (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Floyd Hardy, Kenneth Gent, Corey Twomey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG), George Whitney (PF) Alfredo Martin, David Holt, Casey Blumer | |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | George Whitney grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter tips it in | 14-14 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales loses the dribble to Zachary Zmek | 14-14 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek lays it up and in | 16-14 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | James Stuart is called for the reach on George Whitney - foul #1 on James Stuart, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Stevens (SG), Zachary Shepard (PF) Charles Stewart, James Stuart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy (SF), Casey Blumer (C) Lawrence Porter, Thomas Alban | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Zachary Shepard is called for the reach on George Whitney - foul #1 on Zachary Shepard, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin (PG), David Holt (SG) Willie Fales, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | George Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | George Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Zachary Zmek (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Kump (fresh) PF - Zachary Shepard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Holt (fresh) SF - Henry Nagy (fresh) PF - George Whitney (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Blumer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-15 |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Shepard | 16-15 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | George Whitney swats the layup by Raymond Johnson | 16-15 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | George Whitney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Stewart (PG), Corey Twomey (C) Zachary Zmek, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Charles Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Corey Twomey snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Brandon Stevens knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Stewart | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Charles Stewart steals it from Henry Nagy | 18-15 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-15 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Brandon Stevens picks off the pass by Casey Blumer | 18-15 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard misses short on a shot from the baseline | 18-15 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | David Holt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-15 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | David Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Kump picks off the pass by Alfredo Martin | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Stevens (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Richard Kump (fairly fresh) PF - Zachary Shepard (tiring) 4 pts. C - Corey Twomey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Holt (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Nagy (fairly fresh) PF - George Whitney (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Blumer (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard is hacked by George Whitney - foul #2 on George Whitney, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek (PG), Floyd Hardy (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Charles Stewart, Richard Kump, Corey Twomey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG), Lawrence Porter (SF), Thomas Alban (PF) Alfredo Martin, David Holt, Henry Nagy, George Whitney | |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Zachary Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Alban grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Floyd Hardy pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson banks in the layup | 20-15 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson is hacked by Casey Blumer - foul #1 on Casey Blumer, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Wade (SG), Kenneth Gent (PF) Brandon Stevens, Zachary Shepard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Zachary Zmek - foul #1 on Zachary Zmek, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Gent pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson makes the fadeaway from close range | 24-19 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer misses the jumpshot from the right side | 24-19 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gent | 24-19 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Floyd Hardy is denied by Casey Blumer | 24-19 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Kenneth Gent misses the tip | 24-19 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | John Wade misses the tip | 24-19 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | John Wade is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Porter - foul #2 on Lawrence Porter, team foul #10 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Stewart (PG), Richard Kump (SF), Corey Twomey (C) Zachary Zmek, Floyd Hardy, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin (PG), David Holt (SG), Henry Nagy (SF) Willie Fales, Kenneth Jackson, Lawrence Porter | |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | John Wade makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | John Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Wade | 26-19 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | David Holt steps in front of the Charles Stewart pass | 26-19 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | David Holt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Richard Kump grabs the board | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Kump (fresh) PF - Kenneth Gent (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Twomey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Holt (fresh) SF - Henry Nagy (fresh) PF - Thomas Alban (fairly fresh) C - Casey Blumer (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Charles Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Corey Twomey can't tip it in | 26-19 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | David Holt pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Corey Twomey grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Kenneth Gent blows the dunk | 26-19 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Richard Kump hits the follow up shot | 28-19 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | David Holt clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Corey Twomey snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Corey Twomey hits a jump hook in the paint | 30-19 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | David Holt is fouled on the floor by John Wade - foul #3 on John Wade, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek (PG), Brandon Stevens (SG), Floyd Hardy (SF), James Stuart (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Charles Stewart, John Wade, Richard Kump, Kenneth Gent, Corey Twomey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter (SF), Stephen Armstrong (PF), Terry Smith (C) Henry Nagy, Thomas Alban, Casey Blumer | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | David Holt makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | David Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Lawrence Porter steps in front of the Zachary Zmek pass | 30-21 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Holt | 30-24 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Brandon Stevens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Raymond Johnson hits the follow up shot | 32-24 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Lawrence Porter - foul #3 on Lawrence Porter, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Kump (SF), Zachary Shepard (PF), Corey Twomey (C) Floyd Hardy, James Stuart, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG), Henry Nagy (SF), George Whitney (PF) Alfredo Martin, David Holt, Lawrence Porter, Stephen Armstrong | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Zachary Zmek makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Brandon Stevens is called for the reach on Willie Fales - foul #2 on Brandon Stevens, team foul #10 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Stewart (PG) Zachary Zmek | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Charles Stewart comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-27 |