| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles blows the layup | 27-31 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Walter Knowles - foul #2 on Walter Knowles, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Leonard Thompson and the foul's on Jamie Hereford - foul #3 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Clarence Opitz denies the turnaround by Marc Tolbert | 28-33 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 28-33 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 28-33 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is called for traveling | 28-33 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the dunk attempt | 28-33 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Aaron Mart is called for the reach on Clarence Opitz - foul #2 on Aaron Mart, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 28-33 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the tip | 28-33 |
| 16:58 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Robert Green is hacked by Andrew Wilson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF) Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the contested shot from the left block | 30-33 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | John Kindel comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Schweizer - foul #2 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) John Kindel, Andrew Wilson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Michael Glass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz buries a runner from close range | 30-36 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente connects on the runner from the right block set up by Marc Tolbert | 32-36 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | The jumper by Leonard Thompson is denied by Jamie Hereford | 32-36 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz tips it in | 32-38 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert is hacked by Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF) Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | John Kindel is called for the reach on Jacob Surles - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford can't tip it in | 32-38 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson buries a shot from the right block | 32-40 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert drills a 3 from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 35-42 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 3 from straight away | 35-42 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Andrew Wilson takes the ball from Jacob Surles | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) C - Jamie Hereford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Timothy Schweizer is called for the reach on John Kindel - foul #3 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Kyle Puente, Timothy Schweizer, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Leonard Thompson, Andrew Wilson | |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Kindel | 35-45 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart double dribbles | 35-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath (SF) Jacob Surles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Weissman (C) John Kindel, Patrick Wilkinson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Aaron Mart - foul #3 on Aaron Mart, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (SF) Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles hits the follow up shot | 35-49 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the floater from the right block set up by Michael Glass | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Robert Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Marc Tolbert, Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Leonard Thompson, Michael Glass, Patrick Weissman | |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is called for traveling | 35-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Mart | 38-51 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Alvin Betton | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson is hacked by Kyle Puente - foul #1 on Kyle Puente, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Timothy Schweizer (PF) Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Jamie Hereford steps in front of the Clarence Opitz pass | 40-51 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jacob Surles - foul #2 on Jacob Surles, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG) Jacob Surles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Walter Knowles is called for the reach on Kyle Puente - foul #3 on Walter Knowles, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Timothy Schweizer, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert dunks the ball | 42-52 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is hacked by Aaron Mart - foul #4 on Aaron Mart, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (SF) Kyle Puente | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman double dribbles | 42-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Robert Green tips it but misses | 42-53 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Green | 42-53 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Marc Tolbert | 45-53 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 45-55 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Leonard Thompson steps in front of the Marc Tolbert pass in the backcourt | 45-55 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson lays it up and in | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker, Patrick Weissman | |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the dunk attempt | 45-57 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Clarence Opitz is called for the reach on Alvin Betton - foul #2 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF) Marc Tolbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 47-59 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-59 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Wilkinson | 47-61 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side | 49-61 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell can't throw it down | 49-61 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-61 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz slams it home | 52-63 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Knowles - foul #4 on Walter Knowles, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Timothy Schweizer (SF), James Milligan (PF) Alvin Betton, Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman comes up short on the runner in the paint | 53-63 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits the follow up shot | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Michael Glass is called for the reach on James Milligan - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | James Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | James Milligan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Patrick Weissman is blocked by James Milligan | 54-65 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 54-65 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | James Milligan grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Patrick Weissman takes the ball from Allan Biggs | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Kindel | 54-67 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Wilson - foul #2 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 55-67 |