| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dudley Bliss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cox (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Angel Greco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Steven Cox inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss is fouled on the floor by Daniel Patterson - foul #1 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits a fadeaway from the right side | 39-40 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Steven Cox is called for the reach on Justin Larios - foul #1 on Steven Cox, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Angel Greco snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Steven Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-40 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Matt Leone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is hacked by Gary McCarson - foul #1 on Gary McCarson, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (SG), Melvin Isbell (SF), Arthur Morris (PF), Lorenzo Turner (C) Dudley Bliss, Steven Cox, Gary McCarson, Angel Greco | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Melvin Music (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Matt Leone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Justin Larios snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Justin Larios misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Justin Larios grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin's pass is intercepted by Melvin Music | 39-40 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Justin Larios is hacked by Lorenzo Turner - foul #3 on Lorenzo Turner, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (PG), Steven Cox (SG), Gary McCarson (PF), Angel Greco (C) Matt Leone, Melvin Isbell, Arthur Morris, Lorenzo Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Michael Searfoss, Justin Larios, Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Melvin Music | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Cox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Darwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Angel Greco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Angel Greco pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Queen | 39-40 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses short on a shot from close range | 39-40 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Steven Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Andrew Duncan - foul #1 on Andrew Duncan, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG) Timothy Darwin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG) Richard Sorrells | |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Matt Leone gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Jim Queen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Searfoss | 41-43 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Jim Queen steps in front of the Gary McCarson pass | 41-43 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Steven Cox steals the ball from Andrew Duncan | 41-43 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Matt Leone lays it in set up by Steven Cox | 43-43 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Jim Queen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Angel Greco snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Angel Greco snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Matt Leone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dudley Bliss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary McCarson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Angel Greco (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Duncan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Angel Greco picks off the pass by Andrew Duncan | 43-43 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dudley Bliss | 45-43 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (SG), Melvin Isbell (SF), Arthur Morris (PF), Lorenzo Turner (C) Dudley Bliss, Steven Cox, Gary McCarson, Angel Greco | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Thomas Poole (SF), Chad Sanders (PF), Melvin Music (C) Michael Searfoss, John Coffey, Jim Queen, Andrew Duncan, Daniel Patterson | |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Larios | 47-45 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Matt Leone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chad Sanders | 47-45 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Justin Larios drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 47-48 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Justin Larios | 49-50 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Larios | 49-52 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Lorenzo Turner tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin Larios | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Darwin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Isbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Justin Larios (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Sorrells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Poole (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Music (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Matt Leone | 53-55 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (SG), Steven Cox (SF), Matthew Watts (PF), Angel Greco (C) Timothy Darwin, Melvin Isbell, Arthur Morris, Lorenzo Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), John Coffey (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Michael Woodcock (PF), Andrew Duncan (C) Justin Larios, Richard Sorrells, Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Melvin Music | |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Matt Leone steals it from Andrew Duncan | 53-55 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Steven Cox lays it up and in on a great pass from Matt Leone | 55-55 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss is fouled on the floor by Matt Leone - foul #1 on Matt Leone, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (SF), Gary McCarson (PF) Matt Leone, Matthew Watts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Michael Woodcock | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Jim Queen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson tips it but misses | 55-55 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin is called for traveling | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (SG), Thomas Poole (SF) John Coffey, Jim Queen | |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-55 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Justin Larios can't tip it in | 55-55 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Larios | 55-55 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG), Arthur Morris (C) Timothy Darwin, Angel Greco | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Steven Cox drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Matt Leone | 58-55 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Justin Larios is fouled on the floor by Gary McCarson - foul #2 on Gary McCarson, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell (SG), Matthew Watts (PF) Matt Leone, Gary McCarson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Melvin Music (C) Thomas Poole, Andrew Duncan | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Isbell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Watts (fresh) C - Arthur Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Music (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Jim Queen is hacked by Steven Cox - foul #2 on Steven Cox, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (PG), Angel Greco (C) Steven Cox, Matthew Watts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG) Michael Searfoss | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | John Coffey is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG), Daniel Patterson (C) Justin Larios, Melvin Music | |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (PF) Arthur Morris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), Justin Larios (SG), Thomas Poole (SF) John Coffey, Richard Sorrells, Jim Queen | |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Thomas Poole is called for the reach on Melvin Isbell - foul #3 on Thomas Poole, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson knocks in the jumper from the left block | 60-55 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 60-55 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss misses long on a jumper in the lane | 60-57 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson loses the dribble to Justin Larios | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Angel Greco is called for the reach on Michael Searfoss - foul #2 on Angel Greco, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Searfoss - foul #1 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG), Steven Cox (SF) Timothy Darwin, Melvin Isbell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #2 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson is fouled on the floor by Chad Sanders - foul #4 on Chad Sanders, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Justin Larios misses the fullcourt shot | 62-57 |