| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) PF - John Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Victor Wheatley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Rowe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Sam Rowe - foul #2 on Sam Rowe, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff misses long on a floater from the left side | 28-42 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Victor Wheatley - foul #1 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace's pass is intercepted by Phil Braithwaite | 30-42 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore travels in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 30-42 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (PF), Michael Niven (C) Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Tew | 30-44 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin loses the dribble to Michael Niven in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew clanks a floater from the right side | 30-44 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Roberts | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Tew steals the ball from Charles Moore | 30-44 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace double dribbles | 30-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Sledge, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns, Thomas Tew | |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-44 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis lays it in and he's hacked by John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley (PF) Michael Niven | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Phil Braithwaite - foul #1 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by John Spann - foul #1 on John Spann, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore is fouled on the floor by Ryan Dodgen - foul #1 on Ryan Dodgen, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | John Spann grabs the board | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Moore (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor Wheatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | John Nelson is hacked by Marty Erwin - foul #2 on Marty Erwin, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Joseph Neves (SG), John Sledge (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Marty Erwin, Charles Moore, David Wilson, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Stephen Burns (SF) John Nelson, Ryan Dodgen, John Spann | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Sledge | 33-46 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | James Bly hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Neves steals it from Jeffrey McInnes | 35-46 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite (C) Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Thomas Tew (PF), Michael Niven (C) Jeffrey McInnes, Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley, Sam Rowe | |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew is hacked by Joseph Neves - foul #4 on Joseph Neves, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), David Wilson (PF) Joseph Neves, John Sledge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 35-46 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Thomas Tew takes the ball from Justin Lewis in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Ryan Tardiff is called for the reach on James Bly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF) Justin Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-48 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | John Spann grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Michael Niven snags the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Michael Niven misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Ryan Tardiff | 35-50 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Ryan Tardiff picks off the pass by James Bly in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-50 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the board | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marty Erwin (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Spann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Tew (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Ryan Tardiff is called for the reach on Charles Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Tardiff, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Marty Erwin, David Wilson, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Jeffrey McInnes (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Ryan Dodgen, John Spann, Thomas Tew, Michael Niven | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe grabs the offensive board | 36-50 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey McInnes | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Sam Rowe - foul #3 on Sam Rowe, team foul #8 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG) Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF) Charles Wallace | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns is hacked by Justin Lewis - foul #3 on Justin Lewis, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns lays it in | 38-55 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey McInnes takes the ball from Justin Lewis | 38-55 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Victor Wheatley | 38-57 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | James Bly buries a shot from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Roberts steals the ball from Stephen Burns | 40-57 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | James Bly is hacked by Victor Wheatley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Wheatley, team foul #9 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SG), Phil Braithwaite (C) Marty Erwin, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), John Spann (SF), Michael Niven (C) John Nelson, Jeffrey McInnes, Stephen Burns, Sam Rowe | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Victor Wheatley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Spann | 40-59 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Moore | 42-59 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff lays it in set up by Charles Wallace and the foul's on James Bly - foul #4 on James Bly, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG) James Bly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Tew (PF) Victor Wheatley | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff makes the free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-62 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew pulls down the rebound | 42-62 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Niven | 42-64 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (PF) John Sledge | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen (SG) Charles Wallace | |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Michael Niven is hacked by Phil Braithwaite - foul #2 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF) John Spann | |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #7 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Joseph Neves (SG) Marty Erwin, Justin Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses the tip | 42-64 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | David Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Charles Moore (tiring) 5 pts. PF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ryan Tardiff (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Dodgen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Tew (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-64 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Thomas Roberts denies the turnaround by Stephen Burns | 42-64 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen tips it but misses | 42-64 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-64 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Dodgen | 42-66 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Tew - foul #1 on Thomas Tew, team foul #10 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG) James Bly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), John Spann (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Sam Rowe (C) Ryan Tardiff, Ryan Dodgen, Stephen Burns, Thomas Tew, Michael Niven | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe is fouled on the floor by Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Marty Erwin, Charles Moore, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the offensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Sam Rowe is called for the reach on James Bly - foul #4 on Sam Rowe, team foul #11 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Joseph Neves, Justin Lewis, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | John Spann misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #9 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG) James Bly | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey McInnes (SF) Victor Wheatley | |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | David Wilson buries a shot in the paint | 47-69 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Sam Rowe is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Sam Rowe, team foul #12 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF), Victor Wheatley (PF), Michael Niven (C) John Nelson, John Spann, Sam Rowe | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Niven - foul #1 on Michael Niven, team foul #13 | 47-69 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Charles Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-69 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Burns - foul #4 on Stephen Burns, team foul #14 | 49-69 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Stephen Burns scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Charles Wallace | 51-71 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-71 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Michael Niven gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Charles Moore (tired) 5 pts. PF - David Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (tired) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeffrey McInnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Wallace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Victor Wheatley (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Niven (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | David Wilson is called for the reach on Michael Niven - foul #3 on David Wilson, team foul #10 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Nelson (PG), Ryan Dodgen (SG), John Spann (SF), Thomas Tew (PF) Jeffrey McInnes, Charles Wallace, Stephen Burns, Victor Wheatley | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Michael Niven misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Michael Niven makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | John Nelson steals the ball from Joseph Neves in the backcourt | 51-72 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Nelson | 51-74 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-74 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin snags the offensive board | 51-74 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-74 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | John Spann pulls down the rebound | 51-74 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew is fouled on the floor by David Wilson - foul #4 on David Wilson, team foul #11 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff (PG) John Nelson | |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Moore | 54-76 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Ryan Dodgen misses the easy layup | 54-76 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Michael Niven tips it back up and in | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore's pass is intercepted by Ryan Dodgen in the backcourt | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | John Spann can't finish the layup | 54-78 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Marty Erwin is denied by Thomas Tew | 54-78 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to John Spann | 54-78 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Tew misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | John Spann grabs the offensive rebound | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | John Spann hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Dodgen and he's fouled by Marty Erwin - foul #3 on Marty Erwin, team foul #12 | 54-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Wallace (SG), Victor Wheatley (PF) Ryan Dodgen, Thomas Tew | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | John Spann makes the free throw | 54-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts is called for traveling | 54-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Burns (SF) John Spann | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ryan Tardiff runs out the clock | 54-81 |