| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Baade (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | John Patterson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lanski | 24-22 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is fouled on the floor by Michael Wagner - foul #3 on Michael Wagner, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (PG), Roy Newell (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Timothy Bell (C) Michael Wagner, Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Owens | 27-22 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Charles Owens hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | John Patterson double dribbles | 29-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Roy Newell, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski tips it back up and in | 31-24 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is hacked by Joseph Champion - foul #1 on Joseph Champion, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Joseph Champion | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SF) Walter McGavisk | |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes loses the dribble to Richard Baade | 31-24 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brooks Karst | 31-26 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Richard Austin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 31-26 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Lanski steals the ball from Alfred Lee | 31-26 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Richard Baade loses the ball out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF), William Williams (PF) Richard Austin, David Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Champion (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Baade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Lanski picks off the pass by Timothy Bell | 31-26 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Charles Owens dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Lanski | 33-26 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | David Freeman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Wagner | 33-29 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | David Freeman is fouled on the floor by Richard Baade - foul #2 on Richard Baade, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF), David Allen (PF) Joseph Champion, William Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) David Freeman, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Holmes | 36-31 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | David Allen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Douglas Holmes - foul #1 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | David Allen misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | William Williams misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brooks Karst - foul #1 on Brooks Karst, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), John Patterson (PF) Alfred Lee, Douglas Holmes | |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise is hacked by Charles Owens - foul #2 on Charles Owens, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Douglas Holmes (PF) David Freeman, John Patterson | |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 11:55 | Ohio State | David Allen connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski | 41-31 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Lanski steals the ball from Brooks Karst | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Joseph Champion (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion is hacked by Douglas Holmes - foul #3 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Richard Austin (SF), Richard Baade (C) Thomas Lanski, Joseph Champion, David Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Richard Baade comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 41-31 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | John Patterson pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Richard Baade swats the short shot by David Freeman | 41-31 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Charles Owens grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Michael Wagner is called for the reach on Valeri Evanoski - foul #4 on Michael Wagner, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Charles Owens, William Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Richard Baade is hacked by Brooks Karst - foul #2 on Brooks Karst, team foul #7 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Champion (SF) Richard Austin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Richard Baade makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Richard Baade makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Alfred Lee and he's fouled by Richard Baade - foul #3 on Richard Baade, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Champion is called for the reach on Johnny Geise - foul #2 on Joseph Champion, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PG), William Williams (C) Valeri Evanoski, Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Patterson (PF) Douglas Holmes | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | John Patterson can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Joseph Champion | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Bell (C) Brooks Karst | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | John Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | David Allen gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Richard Austin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses the tip | 45-34 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell gets the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the 3 from straight away | 45-34 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Charles Owens pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Richard Austin knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Lanski | 47-34 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Charles Owens is called for the reach on Johnny Geise - foul #3 on Charles Owens, team foul #7 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Valeri Evanoski (SG), Joseph Champion (SF), Olin Osmanski (PF), Richard Baade (C) Thomas Lanski, Richard Austin, David Allen, William Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Alfred Lee, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Richard Baade pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Douglas Holmes swats the short shot by Joseph Champion | 47-34 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Richard Baade buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Freeman and he's hacked by Olin Osmanski - foul #1 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #8 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF) David Freeman, Johnny Geise | |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Joseph Champion drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits the follow up shot | 51-41 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Charles Owens is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Charles Owens, team foul #9 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG), David Allen (PF) Charles Owens, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG) Alfred Lee | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Champion - foul #3 on Joseph Champion, team foul #10 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) Richard Baade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG) David Freeman | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | David Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Holmes - foul #4 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Joseph Champion | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF) Alfred Lee, Walter McGavisk, Douglas Holmes | |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | David Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes (PF) John Patterson | |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | William Williams misses the shot near the basket | 53-41 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Valeri Evanoski (fresh) SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Brooks Karst (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the jumper from the right block | 53-41 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst tips it but misses | 53-41 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | David Allen dunks the ball set up by Valeri Evanoski | 55-41 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Richard Austin misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Richard Austin hits the follow up shot | 57-41 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner hits a jump hook from close range | 57-43 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | William Williams drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Austin | 59-43 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise can't connect on a floater from the left side | 59-43 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | William Williams gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Michael Wagner - foul #5 on Michael Wagner, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PG), Joseph Champion (SF), Richard Baade (C) Valeri Evanoski, Richard Austin, William Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), John Patterson (PF) Michael Wagner, Douglas Holmes | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | David Allen can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-45 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Charles Owens tips it home | 61-45 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-45 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | David Allen snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | David Allen runs out the clock | 61-45 |