| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer inbounds the ball | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Becraft | 40-21 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips grabs the board | 40-21 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-21 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the board | 40-21 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 40-21 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft buries a turnaround in the paint | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Don Richardson connects on the jumper from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Tyler Moorer swats the short shot by Richard Becraft | 42-23 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Don Richardson | 42-25 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft clanks a jumper in the lane | 42-25 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam loses the dribble to Joseph Passmore | 42-25 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany's floater is tipped away by David Hays | 42-25 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 42-25 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is fouled on the floor by Pat McElhany - foul #2 on Pat McElhany, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-25 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the defensive board | 42-25 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the dunk | 42-25 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | David Hays pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm loses the ball out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) John Fountain | |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is called for a backcourt violation | 42-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Becraft (C) Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Zhuang Chu | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones drills a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Donald Phillips - foul #2 on Donald Phillips, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:13 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the free throw | 45-27 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam lays it in and the foul's on Tyler Moorer - foul #2 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #3 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Becraft (C) David Hays | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the free throw | 48-27 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Don Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Jones - foul #1 on Patrick Jones, team foul #4 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), David Hays (PF) Donald Phillips, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 50-27 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-27 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer tips it back up and in | 50-29 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Don Richardson steps in front of the David Hays pass | 50-29 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany drills a floater from the left block | 50-31 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is hacked by Joseph Passmore - foul #1 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #5 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Joseph Daley (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Robert Hamm, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Ira Casson (SF) John Fountain, Tyler Moorer | |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Phillips | 52-31 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Don Richardson clanks a jumper from the right side | 52-31 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Phillips | 55-31 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 55-33 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), John Fountain (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), James Stamey (PF), George Predmore (C) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Ira Casson, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Fountain (fresh) SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Stamey (fresh) C - George Predmore (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer loses the ball out of bounds | 55-33 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Tyler Moorer takes the ball from Jing-Quo Sun | 55-33 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-33 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | George Predmore tips it back up and in | 55-35 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Zhuang Chu and he's hacked by James Stamey - foul #3 on James Stamey, team foul #6 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Becraft (C) Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) John Fountain | |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the free throw | 58-35 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is hacked by David Hays - foul #1 on David Hays, team foul #2 | 58-35 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | James Smalls clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-35 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Joseph Daley (SG) Jing-Quo Sun, Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, James Stamey, George Predmore | |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore jams it set up by Tyler Moorer | 58-37 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is called for traveling | 58-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Donald Phillips, Joseph Daley, David Hays | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the dunk but the foul's on Robert Hamm - foul #1 on Robert Hamm, team foul #3 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the shot from close range | 58-38 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ira Casson | 58-38 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore comes up short on the floater from the left side | 58-38 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Ira Casson can't tip it in | 58-38 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is hacked by John Fountain - foul #1 on John Fountain, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stamey (C) Joseph Passmore | |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | James Stamey pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Daley - foul #3 on Joseph Daley, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF) John Fountain, Ira Casson | |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stamey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 58-39 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | James Stamey grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Richardson and he's fouled by David Hays - foul #2 on David Hays, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG) Don Richardson | |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-42 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | David Hays tips it home | 60-42 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 60-44 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the easy layup | 60-44 |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | James Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Pat McElhany - foul #3 on Pat McElhany, team foul #8 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Joseph Daley, David Hays | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), John Fountain (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Smalls, Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany | |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Becraft - foul #2 on Richard Becraft, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam (C) Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Joseph Passmore steals it from Zhuang Chu | 61-48 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | John Fountain is hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), David Hays (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (PF) James Stamey | |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | John Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | John Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | David Hays connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Ira Casson - foul #3 on Ira Casson, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Becraft (C) Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) John Fountain | |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-50 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Richard Becraft is blocked by George Predmore | 64-50 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | David Hays pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-50 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | George Predmore gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Ira Casson tips it in | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Hays (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Predmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Becraft | 64-52 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from David Hays | 66-52 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Don Richardson knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Passmore | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm's pass is intercepted by Don Richardson | 66-54 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore is called for traveling | 66-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, David Hays | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), John Fountain (SG), James Stamey (PF) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Joseph Passmore | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-54 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | George Predmore grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | James Smalls is whistled for traveling | 66-54 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley lays it up and in on a great pass from Cedric Owens | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-54 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | James Stamey snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | James Stamey is hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #3 on Cedric Owens, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Phillips and he's hacked by John Fountain - foul #2 on John Fountain, team foul #10 | 70-54 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | James Stamey grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Ira Casson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Daley | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips runs out the clock | 70-54 |