| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Arnold | 36-30 |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Schweizer | 36-30 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Robert Green is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Ansley - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Robert Green snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Leonard Thompson steps in front of the Jacob Surles pass | 38-32 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson banks in the layup | 40-32 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Timothy Schweizer - foul #3 on Mark Arnold, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (SF) Timothy Schweizer | |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), John Kindel (C) Leonard Thompson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Jerry Poch is denied by Robert Green | 40-32 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 40-32 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-32 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff travels with the ball | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Oscar White (SG), Timothy Schweizer (SF), Raymond Pardee (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Allan Biggs, Jacob Surles, James Milligan, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) SG - Oscar White (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Schweizer - foul #2 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Oscar White gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer lays it in set up by Daniel Gilbreath | 44-36 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jose Hernandez - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Oscar White is called for the reach on Leonard Thompson - foul #1 on Oscar White, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Aaron Mart (PF) Oscar White, Raymond Pardee | |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 47-36 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath knocks in the jumper in the lane | 47-38 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Robert Green (C) Jose Hernandez, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 14:21 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Aaron Mart takes the ball from Patrick Wilkinson | 47-40 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schweizer - foul #3 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (SF) Timothy Schweizer | |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't tip it in | 47-40 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Robert Green can't throw it down | 47-40 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 47-40 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-40 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Milligan | 47-40 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jerry Poch - foul #2 on Jerry Poch, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Raymond Pardee (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Allan Biggs, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Brian Shurtleff | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) SG - Jacob Surles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Milligan (fresh) PF - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses the easy layup | 49-42 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath tips it but misses | 49-42 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brian Shurtleff | 49-42 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | James Milligan gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | James Milligan scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 49-44 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jonathan Chappell (PF), John Kindel (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Timothy Schweizer (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, James Milligan, Raymond Pardee, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Schweizer | 49-46 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #1 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG) Jose Hernandez | |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Green | 49-47 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Oscar White drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-50 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chappell | 51-50 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson | 54-50 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Jonathan Chappell blocks the short jumper by Aaron Mart | 54-50 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | John Kindel snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson tips it home | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - John Kindel (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart tips it but misses | 56-50 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley's pass is intercepted by Timothy Schweizer | 56-50 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Jonathan Chappell steps in front of the Robert Green pass | 56-50 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | The short jumper by John Kindel is denied by Robert Green | 59-50 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Robert Green banks in the layup set up by Allan Biggs and he's hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Jonathan Chappell, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Jacob Surles (SG), James Milligan (SF), Raymond Pardee (PF) Allan Biggs, Oscar White, Timothy Schweizer, Aaron Mart | |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath (C) Robert Green | |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Gilbreath - foul #2 on Daniel Gilbreath, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath double dribbles | 60-55 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-55 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch's floater is knocked away by Raymond Pardee | 60-55 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | James Milligan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Milligan, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), John Kindel (C) Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Oscar White (SF), Aaron Mart (PF) Jose Hernandez, James Milligan, Raymond Pardee | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - John Kindel (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oscar White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Surles | 60-57 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley double dribbles | 60-57 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Brian Shurtleff is called for the reach on Oscar White - foul #2 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (SG) Jacob Surles | |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Oscar White makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Timothy Schweizer (SF) Jose Hernandez, Oscar White | |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Ansley - foul #3 on Eric Ansley, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 60-59 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Allan Biggs | 60-62 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Allan Biggs - foul #2 on Allan Biggs, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Robert Green clanks a runner near the basket | 61-62 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Schweizer - foul #4 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Allan Biggs | 63-64 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the driving attempt from close range | 63-64 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer grabs the board | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer is hacked by Leonard Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Arnold | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles loses the ball out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Robert Green wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses short on a floater from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer tips it but misses | 66-66 |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #3 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold can't tip it in | 69-67 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 69-67 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles tips it back up and in | 69-69 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the floater from the right side | 69-69 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Allan Biggs | 69-69 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Schweizer | 69-72 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #4 on Mark Arnold, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:54 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is whistled for a carry | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart clanks a shot from the free throw line | 69-73 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer gets the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart drills a fadeaway from the left block | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs snags the defensive board | 69-75 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Mark Arnold (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Mart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #13 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (SG), James Milligan (PF) Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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 (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by Timothy Schweizer - foul #5 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Aaron Mart (PF) Jose Hernandez, Timothy Schweizer | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | James Milligan is hacked by Eric Ansley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Ansley, team foul #14 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (SG) Jacob Surles | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | James Milligan misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | James Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell can't tip it in | 71-78 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the board | 71-78 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Robert Green is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Ansley - foul #5 on Eric Ansley, team foul #15 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Leonard Thompson | 74-80 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Leonard Thompson is called for the reach on Allan Biggs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #16 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Drazen Zenz (SF) Jose Hernandez, Aaron Mart | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Jacob Surles steals the ball from Jonathan Chappell | 74-82 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | James Milligan is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Boyd - foul #2 on Ray Boyd, team foul #17 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (SG), Aaron Mart (PF) Jacob Surles, Drazen Zenz | |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | James Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | James Milligan misses the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 74-83 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is called for traveling | 74-83 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Leonard Thompson is called for the reach on Allan Biggs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #18 | 74-83 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 74-85 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the board | 74-85 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart runs out the clock | 74-85 |