| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gustavo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vernon Ash (fresh) PF - Franklin Ehrhardt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Nolan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson connects on the open shot from the left block set up by Nathaniel Callanan | 40-26 |
| 19:29 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Nelson and the foul's on Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 19:29 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa misses the free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Larry Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson's floater is tipped away by Harold Nolan | 40-28 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Larry Kim hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Nelson - foul #1 on William Nelson, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (SF), Robert Davis (C) Vernon Ash, Harold Nolan | |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 18:33 | Ohio | Richard Marcus picks off the pass by William Nelson | 41-28 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Steven Pennington (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, David Prouty, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG), Reynaldo Lopez (SG), Tyrone Dehn (C) Gustavo Costa, William Nelson, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| 18:00 | Ohio | Tyrone Dehn loses the dribble to Bruce Cane | 41-28 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 17:50 | Ohio | Tyrone Dehn travels with the ball | 41-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Vernon Ash (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane is hacked by Samuel Mee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Mee, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Johnson (PF) Samuel Mee | |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 41-28 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers tips it back up and in | 43-28 |
| 17:10 | Ohio | The jump hook by Reynaldo Lopez is blocked by Robert Jackson | 43-28 |
| 17:09 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski hits the follow up shot | 43-30 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Michael Johnson steals it from Robert Jackson in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Vernon Ash makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan is hacked by Reynaldo Lopez - foul #3 on Reynaldo Lopez, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Jackson, Steven Pennington, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), William Nelson (SG), Franklin Ehrhardt (PF), Harold Nolan (C) Hedeon Laskoski, Reynaldo Lopez, Michael Johnson, Tyrone Dehn | |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Francis Arnold | 45-32 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | William Nelson misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:55 | Ohio | William Nelson makes the 3 from straight away | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) PF - David Prouty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gustavo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Ash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklin Ehrhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Nolan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Franklin Ehrhardt - foul #3 on Franklin Ehrhardt, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Robert Jackson (SF) Richard Marcus, Robert Sickler | |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (SG), Robert Davis (C) William Nelson, Harold Nolan | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Larry Kim is called for the reach on Samuel Mee - foul #2 on Larry Kim, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Ulloa (SG), Jason Raffa (C) Francis Arnold, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez (SG), Michael Johnson (SF) Gustavo Costa, Vernon Ash | |
| 14:51 | Ohio | Michael Johnson is denied on a layup by Jason Raffa | 47-35 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Michael Johnson misses the tip | 47-35 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by David Prouty | 50-35 |
| 14:31 | Ohio | Samuel Mee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-35 |
| 14:30 | Ohio | Robert Davis tips it home | 50-37 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson's layup is rejected by Franklin Ehrhardt | 50-37 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane tips it back up and in | 52-37 |
| 14:04 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-37 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Ulloa | 54-37 |
| 13:44 | Ohio | Samuel Mee connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Reynaldo Lopez | 54-40 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Samuel Mee picks off the pass by Jason Raffa | 54-40 |
| 13:25 | Ohio | David Prouty picks off the pass by Michael Johnson | 54-40 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | David Prouty knocks in the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Franklin Ehrhardt - foul #4 on Franklin Ehrhardt, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), Milton Rackers (C) Bruce Cane, William Ulloa, Robert Jackson, Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), William Nelson (SG), Hedeon Laskoski (SF), Tyrone Dehn (PF), Harold Nolan (C) Samuel Mee, Reynaldo Lopez, Michael Johnson, Franklin Ehrhardt, Robert Davis | |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 12:57 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski is called for traveling | 57-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Pennington (PF), Larry Kim (C) David Prouty, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Tyrone Dehn - foul #1 on Tyrone Dehn, team foul #6 | 57-40 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 12:43 | Ohio | Harold Nolan grabs the board | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:19 | Ohio | William Nelson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gustavo Costa | 58-43 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Larry Kim's fadeaway is rejected by Tyrone Dehn | 58-43 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Harold Nolan snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:45 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gustavo Costa | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sickler (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Pennington (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Kim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gustavo Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hedeon Laskoski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tyrone Dehn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Nolan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 58-45 |
| 11:25 | Ohio | William Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Larry Kim is called for the reach on William Nelson - foul #3 on Larry Kim, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Jason Raffa (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Sickler, Steven Pennington, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG), Vernon Ash (SF), Robert Davis (PF) Gustavo Costa, Hedeon Laskoski, Tyrone Dehn | |
| 10:54 | Ohio | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG) Richard Marcus | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez (SG) William Nelson | |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Robert Davis travels with the ball | 58-45 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-45 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson buries a floater from the right side | 60-45 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Vernon Ash travels with the ball | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), William Ulloa (SF), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Robert Jackson, Jason Raffa, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Ohio | William Nelson (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Reynaldo Lopez, Harold Nolan | |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:32 | Ohio | Samuel Mee is called for traveling | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG) Francis Arnold | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), Hedeon Laskoski (SF) Samuel Mee, Vernon Ash | |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan is hacked by Gustavo Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Gustavo Costa loses the dribble to Nathaniel Callanan | 61-45 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus lays it in set up by Nathaniel Callanan | 63-45 |
| 08:57 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski loses the dribble to Larry Kim | 63-45 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus blows the dunk | 63-45 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | William Ulloa gets the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Robert Davis is called for the reach on William Ulloa - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), Steven Pennington (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, David Prouty, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG), Reynaldo Lopez (SG), Tyrone Dehn (PF), Harold Nolan (C) Gustavo Costa, William Nelson, Michael Johnson, Robert Davis | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | William Ulloa makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:31 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Lopez | 64-45 |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Milton Rackers - foul #1 on Milton Rackers, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) William Ulloa | |
| Subs | Ohio | Vernon Ash (SF) Hedeon Laskoski | |
| 08:08 | Ohio | Tyrone Dehn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Vernon Ash snags the offensive board | 64-45 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Samuel Mee clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Milton Rackers - foul #2 on Milton Rackers, team foul #7 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt (PF) Tyrone Dehn | |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Samuel Mee makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Samuel Mee misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is open and buries a runner in the paint | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Pennington (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Rackers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Samuel Mee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Reynaldo Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Ash (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Ehrhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Nolan (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio | The jumper by Reynaldo Lopez is denied by Robert Jackson | 66-46 |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Vernon Ash tips it in | 66-48 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 06:43 | Ohio | Harold Nolan misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 66-48 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Steven Pennington | 66-48 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Vernon Ash - foul #2 on Vernon Ash, team foul #9 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Ulloa (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), David Prouty (PF), Jason Raffa (C) Bruce Cane, Francis Arnold, Steven Pennington, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Costa (PG), William Nelson (SG), Hedeon Laskoski (SF), Robert Davis (C) Samuel Mee, Reynaldo Lopez, Vernon Ash, Harold Nolan | |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Prouty | 67-48 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | William Ulloa is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Costa - foul #4 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #10 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Tyrone Dehn (C) Robert Davis | |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | William Ulloa makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | William Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-48 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus grabs the board | 68-48 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Gustavo Costa is called for the reach on Richard Marcus in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #11 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Samuel Mee (PG) Gustavo Costa | |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:04 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 05:53 | Ohio | Tyrone Dehn double dribbles | 68-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG) William Ulloa | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-48 |
| 05:36 | Ohio | Samuel Mee travels with the ball | 68-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Johnson (PF), Robert Davis (C) Franklin Ehrhardt, Tyrone Dehn | |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Marcus, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Kim (C) Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski is fouled on the floor by Robert Sickler - foul #1 on Robert Sickler, team foul #9 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), William Ulloa (SF) Richard Marcus, Robert Sickler | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan is hacked by Hedeon Laskoski - foul #2 on Hedeon Laskoski, team foul #12 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez (SG), Franklin Ehrhardt (PF) William Nelson, Hedeon Laskoski | |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 05:04 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Robert Davis scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 69-52 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Larry Kim is called for 10 seconds | 69-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) Nathaniel Callanan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (SF), Tyrone Dehn (C) Michael Johnson, Robert Davis | |
| 04:27 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by David Prouty - foul #2 on David Prouty, team foul #10 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Robert Sickler (SF), Jason Raffa (PF) Bruce Cane, William Ulloa, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:27 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:27 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Franklin Ehrhardt takes the ball from Larry Kim | 69-53 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Samuel Mee is fouled on the floor by Larry Kim - foul #4 on Larry Kim, team foul #11 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Jackson (PG), Steven Pennington (PF) Richard Marcus, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Ohio | William Nelson (SG) Reynaldo Lopez | |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Samuel Mee makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Samuel Mee misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Jason Raffa snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler's pass is intercepted by William Nelson in the backcourt | 69-54 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | William Nelson hits the finger roll | 69-56 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Mee - foul #4 on Samuel Mee, team foul #13 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), William Ulloa (SG), Larry Kim (C) Francis Arnold, Robert Sickler, Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Ohio | Vernon Ash (SF), Robert Davis (C) Hedeon Laskoski, Tyrone Dehn | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ulloa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Steven Pennington (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Kim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Samuel Mee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Nelson (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Ash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Ehrhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Davis (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio | William Nelson double dribbles | 69-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Prouty (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Steven Pennington, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Franklin Ehrhardt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Mee - foul #5 on Samuel Mee, team foul #14 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Sickler (SF), Steven Pennington (PF) Robert Jackson, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski (PG), Reynaldo Lopez (SG), Michael Johnson (SF), Tyrone Dehn (PF) Samuel Mee, William Nelson, Vernon Ash, Franklin Ehrhardt | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski is hacked by Bruce Cane - foul #1 on Bruce Cane, team foul #12 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) William Ulloa | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint | 71-58 |
| 02:04 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 01:48 | Ohio | Robert Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-58 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Francis Arnold | 71-58 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Arnold | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Pennington | 76-58 |
| 00:53 | Ohio | Hedeon Laskoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Tyrone Dehn grabs the offensive rebound | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez makes the runner from the left block set up by Michael Johnson | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington is hacked by Hedeon Laskoski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hedeon Laskoski, team foul #15 | 76-60 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:41 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez misses long on a shot from the right side | 78-60 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington snags the defensive board | 78-60 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-60 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Francis Arnold - foul #1 on Francis Arnold, team foul #13 | 78-60 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #16 | 78-61 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cane - foul #2 on Bruce Cane, team foul #14 | 80-61 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Reynaldo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane runs out the clock | 80-63 |