| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Freese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Sessions (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Larry Freese inbounds the ball | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Larry Freese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 41-48 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby travels with the ball | 41-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Mason Littrell (C) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell travels with the ball | 41-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Jenkins (C) Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-48 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits a shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown double dribbles | 43-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Mason Littrell (C) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | James Pell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the finger roll set up by Cameron Fry | 43-50 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | James Pell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 3 from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Pell and he's hacked by Cameron Fry - foul #2 on Cameron Fry, team foul #1 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions misses the free throw | 45-53 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano tips it home | 47-53 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodney Brown - foul #2 on Rodney Brown, team foul #1 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Larry Freese (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Rodney Brown, Gene Bell, Willie Sessions | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG) Jamie Marquis | |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-55 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-55 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-57 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leandro Romano, team foul #2 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Willie Sessions (PF), Mason Littrell (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Larry Freese, Jeffrey Twyman, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby drills a jumper from the right block | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Sessions (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Lassiter, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Jenkins (C) Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Lassiter - foul #3 on Joseph Lassiter, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Larry Freese (SF), Mason Littrell (C) Rodney Brown, Gene Bell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG) Cameron Fry | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions blows the layup | 47-61 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Larry Freese tips it back up and in | 49-61 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is fouled on the floor by Larry Freese - foul #1 on Larry Freese, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Willie Sessions, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) William McCurty | |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-61 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Joseph Jones steals the ball from Rodney Brown | 49-61 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jamie Marquis - foul #3 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #2 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Willie Sessions (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby, Joseph Jones | |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Warren Carnegie | 50-64 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown is hacked by Jamie Marquis - foul #4 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #3 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG) Jamie Marquis | |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | James Pell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-64 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Lassiter - foul #4 on Joseph Lassiter, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Mason Littrell (C) Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Portillo (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William McCurty - foul #2 on William McCurty, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), William Jenkins (C) Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the floater in the paint | 51-66 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Lassiter | 51-66 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry drills a 3 from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | James Pell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Mason Littrell (C) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Willie Sessions, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Cameron Fry, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby, Warren Carnegie | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar is denied on a layup by Mason Littrell | 51-69 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG) Rodney Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William McCurty | 51-72 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by William McCurty - foul #3 on William McCurty, team foul #5 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG) James Pell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mason Littrell - foul #2 on Mason Littrell, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), William Jenkins (C) Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Rodney Brown | 55-74 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Alcazar | 55-77 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown makes the shot from the left block | 57-77 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Freese - foul #2 on Larry Freese, team foul #8 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Willie Sessions (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Jeffrey Twyman, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Vincent Kirby (PF) William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar makes the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar makes the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | James Pell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-79 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-79 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-79 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-79 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-79 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions snags the defensive board | 57-79 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Freese (SF) Gene Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Karl Portillo (SF), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, Joseph Alcazar, Joseph Jones | |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Warren Carnegie | 57-79 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-79 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to William McCurty | 57-79 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Larry Freese takes the ball from Cameron Fry | 57-79 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano banks in the layup set up by Larry Freese | 59-79 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-79 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to William McCurty | 59-79 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-79 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Larry Freese snags the defensive board | 59-79 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-79 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Warren Carnegie | 59-79 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | William McCurty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-79 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | James Pell grabs the board | 59-79 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions is denied on a layup by Vincent Kirby | 59-79 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions snags the offensive board | 59-79 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | James Pell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Willie Sessions | 62-79 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | James Pell picks off the pass by Karl Portillo | 62-79 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano banks in the layup set up by James Pell | 64-79 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Freese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willie Sessions (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mason Littrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Karl Portillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | Leandro Romano takes the ball from Cameron Fry | 64-79 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Warren Carnegie - foul #1 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #7 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Larry Freese, Willie Sessions | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Larry Frankel (PF), Joseph Jones (C) William McCurty, Vincent Kirby, Warren Carnegie | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Jenkins (C) Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown buries a jumper from the left side | 68-79 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Marquis | 68-82 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-82 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jamie Marquis | 68-82 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses the jumper from the free throw line | 68-82 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman snags the defensive board | 68-82 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | William Jenkins hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #8 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Larry Freese (SF), Willie Sessions (PF) Rodney Brown, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, Karl Portillo, Larry Frankel | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | William Jenkins makes the free throw | 71-82 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | William McCurty scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-85 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | James Pell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Lassiter | 74-85 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-88 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | James Pell can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamie Marquis - foul #5 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #9 | 74-88 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Willie Sessions | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, Joseph Jones | |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | James Pell makes the 1st free throw | 75-88 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | James Pell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-88 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | William McCurty clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-88 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the follow up shot | 76-90 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Pell | 79-90 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 79-90 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Jenkins | 79-90 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | James Pell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 79-90 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie grabs the board | 79-90 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby comes up short on the floater near the basket | 79-90 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | William Jenkins gets the rebound | 79-90 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #9 | 79-90 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Willie Sessions (PF), Mason Littrell (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Karl Portillo (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby, Warren Carnegie | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-93 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Larry Freese misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-93 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel snags the defensive board | 79-93 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-93 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Jenkins (C) Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Larry Frankel | |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-93 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo grabs the offensive rebound | 79-93 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby banks in the layup | 79-95 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-95 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-95 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo tips it in | 82-97 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter is hacked by William McCurty - foul #4 on William McCurty, team foul #10 | 82-97 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG) Rodney Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) Cameron Fry, Karl Portillo, Vincent Kirby, Joseph Jones | |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses the 1st free throw | 82-97 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 83-97 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall is fouled on the floor by Willie Sessions - foul #4 on Willie Sessions, team foul #10 | 83-97 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall makes the 1st free throw | 83-98 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 83-98 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 83-98 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | William Jenkins misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Warren Carnegie - foul #2 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #11 | 83-98 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | William Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 84-98 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | William Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 85-98 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Freese - foul #3 on Larry Freese, team foul #11 | 85-98 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 1st free throw | 85-99 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 85-100 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | James Pell connects on the shot from the left side set up by Larry Freese | 87-100 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall runs out the clock | 87-100 |