| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Vera (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey loses the dribble to Jeremiah Chase | 24-30 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeremiah Chase | 27-30 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses the lay-in | 27-30 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jeremiah Chase | 29-30 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Ralph Petrey and he's fouled by David Vera - foul #3 on David Vera, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Ivan Zeanah (PF) Jeremiah Chase, Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, David Vera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | Thomas Green steals it from James Clark in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Bass | 29-35 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook loses the ball out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), David Vera (PF) James Clark, Ivan Zeanah | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ralph Petrey | 29-38 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | David Vera blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Bass - foul #3 on Daniel Bass, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Ronald Horstman (SF) Jeremiah Chase, James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (SF) Daniel Bass | |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman double dribbles | 31-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SG), Rodney Hawkins (SF), Ivan Zeanah (PF) James Clark, Cecil Middlebrook, Ronald Horstman, David Vera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-38 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah can't finish the layup | 31-38 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah tips it home | 33-38 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Ivan Zeanah - foul #2 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Cecil Middlebrook (SG), James Shaffer (SF), David Vera (PF) Jeremiah Chase, Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, Ivan Zeanah | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Frank Davis (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Earl Stanton, Ellis Dorman | |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Clark (fresh) SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Vera (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | David Vera makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | David Vera grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | James Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bass - foul #4 on Daniel Bass, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), Ralph Cespedes (SG), Rodney Hawkins (SF) James Clark, Cecil Middlebrook, James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Earl Stanton (SF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Daniel Bass | |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ralph Cespedes, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman (C) Frank Davis | |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | David Vera grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | David Vera knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:13 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Green is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Chase - foul #1 on Jeremiah Chase, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Lance Lamberth (C) Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, James Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Ellis Dorman | |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey clanks a jumper from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin tips it in | 40-45 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Frank Davis grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin's pass is intercepted by Cecil Middlebrook | 40-45 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Frank Davis grabs the board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - David Vera (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Lamberth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Earl Stanton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Frank Davis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | David Vera gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Stanton | 40-45 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | David Vera gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Green snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey tips it in | 40-49 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | David Vera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-49 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | David Vera misses the tip | 40-49 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Frank Davis snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Green | 40-52 |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Lance Lamberth steals it from Thomas Green | 40-52 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Thomas Green - foul #1 on Thomas Green, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes (PG), Rodney Hawkins (SF), Ivan Zeanah (PF), James Smith (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ronald Horstman, David Vera, Lance Lamberth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Don Ross (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Earl Stanton, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook makes the 3rd free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Don Ross buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Stokes | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ralph Cespedes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Middlebrook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Zeanah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Don Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | James Smith makes the jumper near the basket set up by Ivan Zeanah | 44-54 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-54 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | John Stokes grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Stokes | 44-57 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ellis Dorman - foul #3 on Ellis Dorman, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (PG), David Vera (PF) Cecil Middlebrook, Ivan Zeanah | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | John Stokes is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG) Edward Sugg | |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins double dribbles | 46-57 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | John Stokes is whistled for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Don Ross | |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | A charge is called on David Vera - foul #4 on David Vera, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Frank Davis (C) John Stokes, Ellis Dorman | |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Green connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Davis | 46-60 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Thomas Green steps in front of the Jeremiah Chase pass in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses the lay-in | 46-60 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Rodney Hawkins gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Ralph Cespedes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Green | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses the jumper from the left block | 46-60 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass hits the follow up shot | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremiah Chase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Cespedes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Vera (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Ralph Petrey is called for the reach on Jeremiah Chase - foul #2 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Clark (PG), Ronald Horstman (SG), James Shaffer (SF), Ivan Zeanah (PF), Lance Lamberth (C) Jeremiah Chase, Ralph Cespedes, Rodney Hawkins, David Vera, James Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) Ralph Petrey, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | John Stokes steals it from Ronald Horstman | 46-62 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Don Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (SF) Thomas Green | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah loses the dribble to Don Ross | 46-62 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | John Stokes makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Sugg | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Edward Sugg picks off the pass by Ronald Horstman | 46-64 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg blows the layup | 46-64 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Shaffer | 46-64 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah lays it up and in set up by Lance Lamberth and he's fouled by Edward Sugg - foul #2 on Edward Sugg, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (SG) Ronald Horstman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Earl Stanton, Don Ross | |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Ivan Zeanah misses the free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ivan Zeanah - foul #3 on Ivan Zeanah, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | James Shaffer lays it up and in on a great pass from James Clark | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey runs out the clock | 50-66 |