| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Harvey (fresh) SG - Duane Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Green (fresh) PF - Daniel Shepard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kristopher Lampkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) C - Nathaniel White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Kristopher Lampkins swats the dunk try by Nathaniel White | 22-34 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo is denied on a dunk by Kristopher Lampkins | 22-34 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Bill Allen tips it back up and in | 22-36 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | Alex Lyons takes the ball from Donald Harvey in the backcourt | 22-36 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras's pass is intercepted by Donald Harvey | 22-36 |
| 18:42 | Ohio | Donald Harvey lays it up and in | 24-36 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons is hacked by Kristopher Lampkins - foul #3 on Kristopher Lampkins, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (SF), Maurice Sears (C) Anthony Green, Kristopher Lampkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Crocker (PG), Ronnie Arnold (PF) Donald Harvey, Daniel Shepard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Barba (PF) Nathaniel White | |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Maurice Sears scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Crocker and the foul's on Cecil Oliveras - foul #2 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), William Loftis (SF) Alex Lyons, Richard Ranallo | |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Maurice Sears makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | William Loftis is hacked by Todd Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Smith, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Green (SF) Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Clewis (C) Cecil Oliveras | |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Bill Allen is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 17:02 | Ohio | Anthony Green connects on the 3 from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | William Loftis blows the dunk but he's hacked by Thomas Crocker - foul #3 on Thomas Crocker, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Harvey (PG), Daniel Shepard (PF) Thomas Crocker, Ronnie Arnold | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Owen Crawford (SG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Nathaniel White (C) Bill Allen, David Barba, Richard Clewis | |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | William Loftis misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | William Loftis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:39 | Ohio | Donald Harvey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-37 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | William Loftis misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 30-37 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | William Loftis hits the follow up shot | 30-39 |
| 15:50 | Ohio | Maurice Sears can't finish the layup | 30-39 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Duane Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Shepard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Sears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) SG - Owen Crawford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Loftis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Owen Crawford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Donald Harvey misses the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Mark Pettey - foul #2 on Mark Pettey, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (SG), Stephen Donmoyer (SF), Ronnie Arnold (PF), Kristopher Lampkins (C) Duane Richards, Anthony Green, Daniel Shepard, Maurice Sears | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), Bill Allen (SG), Richard Ranallo (SF), David Barba (PF), Richard Clewis (C) Mark Pettey, Owen Crawford, William Loftis, Cecil Oliveras, Nathaniel White | |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Donald Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Donald Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Donald Harvey makes the 3rd free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Bill Allen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Todd Smith - foul #4 on Todd Smith, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Crocker (PG), Duane Richards (SG) Donald Harvey, Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Bill Allen misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Bill Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Richard Clewis steals the ball from Ronnie Arnold | 32-43 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-43 |
| 14:00 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Clewis - foul #1 on Richard Clewis, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| 13:46 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins is hacked by David Barba - foul #3 on David Barba, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins misses the lay-in | 32-43 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Green (SF), Daniel Shepard (PF) Stephen Donmoyer, Ronnie Arnold | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras (C) Richard Clewis | |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Anthony Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Cecil Oliveras - foul #3 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Nicholas Sanches (C) Kristopher Lampkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Anthony Green misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Anthony Green makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Thomas Crocker takes the ball from David Barba in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 12:54 | Ohio | Duane Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Harvey (PG) Thomas Crocker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Owen Crawford (SG), William Loftis (SF), Nathaniel White (C) Alex Lyons, Bill Allen, Richard Ranallo, David Barba | |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Owen Crawford double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 12:25 | Ohio | Donald Harvey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras banks in the wide open layup | 33-45 |
| 12:01 | Ohio | Donald Harvey makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Green and he's hacked by Mark Pettey - foul #3 on Mark Pettey, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer (SF), Ronnie Arnold (PF), Kristopher Lampkins (C) Anthony Green, Daniel Shepard, Nicholas Sanches | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo (SF), David Barba (PF) William Loftis, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 12:01 | Ohio | Donald Harvey makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Crocker (PG) Donald Harvey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), Bill Allen (SG), Richard Clewis (C) Mark Pettey, Owen Crawford, Nathaniel White | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Thomas Crocker (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Richards (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Donmoyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kristopher Lampkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Barba (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Clewis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Duane Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Bill Allen snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Duane Richards picks off the pass by Richard Clewis in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Thomas Crocker is fouled on the floor by Alex Lyons - foul #1 on Alex Lyons, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Thomas Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Thomas Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Bill Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alex Lyons | 38-47 |
| 10:34 | Ohio | Duane Richards double dribbles | 38-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Harvey (PG), Anthony Green (SF), Daniel Shepard (PF), Maurice Sears (C) Thomas Crocker, Stephen Donmoyer, Ronnie Arnold, Kristopher Lampkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Loftis (SF), Cecil Oliveras (C) Richard Ranallo, Richard Clewis | |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bill Allen | 38-49 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Anthony Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Owen Crawford (SG), Nathaniel White (C) Alex Lyons, Bill Allen, David Barba | |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Owen Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Daniel Shepard is hacked by William Loftis - foul #2 on William Loftis, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Daniel Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Daniel Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | William Loftis is fouled on the floor by Duane Richards - foul #2 on Duane Richards, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Crocker (PG), Kristopher Lampkins (C) Donald Harvey, Maurice Sears | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Shepard - foul #2 on Daniel Shepard, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold (PF) Daniel Shepard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo (SF) William Loftis | |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:38 | Ohio | Anthony Green misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-50 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | Anthony Green knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Thomas Crocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Richards (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Green (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kristopher Lampkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Owen Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Harvey (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Stephen Donmoyer (SF), Maurice Sears (PF), Nicholas Sanches (C) Thomas Crocker, Duane Richards, Anthony Green, Ronnie Arnold, Kristopher Lampkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), Bill Allen (SG), William Loftis (SF), David Barba (PF), Richard Clewis (C) Mark Pettey, Owen Crawford, Richard Ranallo, Cecil Oliveras, Nathaniel White | |
| 07:15 | Ohio | Donald Harvey misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-53 |
| 07:14 | Ohio | Maurice Sears hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | William Loftis misses the lay-in | 44-53 |
| 06:53 | Ohio | Maurice Sears gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 06:31 | Ohio | Donald Harvey drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Donmoyer | 47-53 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Nicholas Sanches blocks the short jumper by Richard Clewis | 47-53 |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Todd Smith grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 05:33 | Ohio | Donald Harvey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | David Barba grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | David Barba connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bill Allen and the foul's on Maurice Sears - foul #2 on Maurice Sears, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Crocker (PG), Anthony Green (SF), Daniel Shepard (PF), Kristopher Lampkins (C) Donald Harvey, Stephen Donmoyer, Maurice Sears, Nicholas Sanches | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Owen Crawford (SG), Richard Ranallo (SF), Cecil Oliveras (C) Alex Lyons, Bill Allen, William Loftis, Richard Clewis | |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | David Barba misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Daniel Shepard | 47-55 |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Anthony Green hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Todd Smith | 49-55 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 49-55 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Daniel Shepard snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins makes the turnaround in the lane | 51-55 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses short on a jumper from the right block | 51-55 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo tips it but misses | 51-55 |
| 03:42 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Anthony Green | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Thomas Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Green (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kristopher Lampkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Owen Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Barba (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Ohio | Todd Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Crocker | 54-55 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Todd Smith steps in front of the Owen Crawford pass in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 03:35 | Ohio | Todd Smith hits the finger roll | 56-55 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | David Barba comes up short on the shot near the basket | 56-55 |
| 03:09 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Daniel Shepard | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Anthony Green misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Harvey (PG), Duane Richards (SG), Stephen Donmoyer (SF) Thomas Crocker, Todd Smith, Anthony Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), Bill Allen (SG), Nathaniel White (C) Mark Pettey, Owen Crawford, David Barba | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Bill Allen is hacked by Duane Richards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Duane Richards, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Bill Allen makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Bill Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:23 | Ohio | Daniel Shepard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 02:00 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kristopher Lampkins | 56-57 |
| 01:31 | Ohio | Donald Harvey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras can't throw it down but the foul's on Duane Richards - foul #4 on Duane Richards, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Green (SF) Stephen Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Anthony Green clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 00:50 | Ohio | Donald Harvey grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Donald Harvey connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Duane Richards steals it from Bill Allen | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Donald Harvey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Duane Richards | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-58 |