| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore connects on the floater in the lane | 30-22 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker comes up short on the floater from the left block | 30-22 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Otto Rose hits the finger roll | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore tips it but misses | 30-24 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson's pass is intercepted by Bryan Moore | 30-24 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Raymond Becker | 30-24 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Otto Rose hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 30-24 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Otto Rose pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Muhlestein | 30-26 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Wesson | 30-26 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Yang (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 30-26 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 30-26 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Otto Rose snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Jonathan Yang blocks the short jumper by Steven Cowen | 30-26 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman is whistled for a carry | 30-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Robert Baptista (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF) Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen | |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson buries a shot from the right side | 30-28 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore connects on the floater near the basket set up by Jerry McGrath | 32-28 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Otto Rose drills a jump hook from close range | 32-30 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jerry McGrath and the foul's on Otto Rose - foul #3 on Otto Rose, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the shot from the right side | 35-30 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore can't throw it down but he's hacked by Carl Deason - foul #1 on Carl Deason, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF) Robert Navas | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Carl Deason connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Baughman | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Carl Deason is whistled for a carry | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Eric Wilkins (C) Carl Deason, Otto Rose | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Robert Baptista, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-32 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it in | 40-32 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Tom Baughman steps in front of the Donald Muhlestein pass | 40-32 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman comes up short on the floater in the lane | 40-32 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Asbury | 40-32 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Yang | 43-32 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson buries a runner near the basket | 43-34 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Moore | 45-34 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker loses the dribble to Keith Asbury | 45-34 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is whistled for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Matthew Forte (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Tom Baughman, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen, Raymond Becker, Eric Wilkins | |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Otto Rose is hacked by Jerry McGrath - foul #2 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Forte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Navas (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) C - Otto Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Carl Deason is called for traveling | 45-34 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry McGrath | 47-34 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano double dribbles | 47-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SF), Jonathan Yang (C) Jerry McGrath, Matthew Forte, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG) Douglas Pagano | |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Carl Deason clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wilford Greene - foul #1 on Wilford Greene, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF) Wilford Greene | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF), Raymond Becker (PF) Robert Navas, Brian Anderson | |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman lays it up and in set up by Keith Asbury | 49-36 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Keith Asbury is called for the reach on Carl Deason - foul #2 on Keith Asbury, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Carl Deason | |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Otto Rose can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the offensive board | 49-36 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker is fouled on the floor by Robert Baptista - foul #5 on Robert Baptista, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Moore (C) Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker drills a floater from the right wing set up by Darryl Wesson | 49-38 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it home | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Yang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Tom Baughman | 54-38 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Keith Asbury picks off the pass by Raymond Becker | 54-38 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury lays it in | 56-38 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Cowen and he's hacked by Keith Asbury - foul #3 on Keith Asbury, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Matthew Forte (SF), Alan Black (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Tom Baughman, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Robert Navas (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Darryl Wesson, Steven Cowen, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses the free throw | 56-40 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alan Black | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Robert Navas hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Wilkins | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry McGrath | 61-42 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene grabs the board | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Douglas Pagano - foul #1 on Douglas Pagano, team foul #3 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG) Donald Muhlestein | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-42 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson snags the offensive board | 63-42 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Robert Navas is fouled on the floor by Matthew Forte - foul #2 on Matthew Forte, team foul #8 | 63-42 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Robert Navas makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Robert Navas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath runs out the clock | 63-44 |