| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matt Leone (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Whaley | 31-33 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-33 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead scores on a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Omar Babcock | 34-36 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Timothy McCain steals the ball from William Whaley | 34-36 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Matt Leone connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Sartori | 34-39 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey tips it in | 36-39 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, William Whaley, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks (PF), Gary Sears (C) Timothy McCain, Christopher Strong | |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Matt Leone connects on the shot from the right side set up by Omar Babcock | 39-43 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Sartori | 39-43 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Michael Harvey takes the ball from Matt Leone | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Randy Howell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Sears (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Harvey is blocked by Martin Hendricks | 41-43 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Matt Leone grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Sartori picks off the pass by Terry Koerner | 41-43 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Michael Harvey is called for the reach on Omar Babcock - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Omar Babcock, Thomas Sartori, Martin Hendricks, Gary Sears | |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Matt Leone knocks in the 3 from straight away | 41-49 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy McCain - foul #1 on Timothy McCain, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Kuczynski | 43-52 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Gokey | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Leone (tiring) 29 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Stephen White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Matt Leone knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy McCain - foul #2 on Timothy McCain, team foul #2 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Kenneth Rosas (C) James Marsh, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF), Gary Sears (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matthew Watts, Timothy McCain, Christopher Strong | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Stephen White pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Stephen White connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Matt Leone knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Omar Babcock | 50-58 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is fouled on the floor by Darrel Villarreal - foul #1 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #3 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SG), Matthew Watts (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Matt Leone, Jordan Spratt, Martin Hendricks, Gary Sears | |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the easy layup | 50-58 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead double dribbles | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG) Omar Babcock | |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #2 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (PF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Lawrence Broadhead is called for the reach on Christopher Strong - foul #3 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead is hacked by Christopher Strong - foul #2 on Christopher Strong, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Martin Hendricks (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Christopher Strong | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF) Michael Harvey, Sterling Horton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-60 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Sartori | 50-60 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-60 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Stephen White snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-60 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | William Whaley steals the ball from Omar Babcock | 50-60 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | William Whaley comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 50-60 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the shot in the paint | 50-60 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Stephen White snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Stephen White snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Timothy McCain takes the ball from Terry Koerner | 50-60 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SG), Christopher Strong (C) Matthew Watts, Timothy McCain | |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong loses the ball out of bounds | 50-60 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Stephen White pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits a jump hook from the right block | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-60 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | William Whaley pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fresh) 35 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey banks in the layup | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF), Timothy McCain (PF) Thomas Sartori, Martin Hendricks | |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF) Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Stephen White lays it up and in | 56-63 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Timothy McCain, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF) Matthew Watts | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the lay-in | 59-63 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong hits the follow up shot | 59-65 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-65 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead tips it home | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Gokey - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is hacked by Omar Babcock - foul #2 on Omar Babcock, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is fouled on the floor by Omar Babcock - foul #3 on Omar Babcock, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Sartori steals the ball from James Marsh | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | James Marsh is called for the reach on Matt Leone in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Marsh, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Sears (C) Christopher Strong | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-69 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Stephen White snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Omar Babcock | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock runs out the clock | 61-69 |