| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Philip Mance (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the jump hook in the paint | 30-31 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Vincenzo Lombardi is called for the reach on Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Brown | 30-33 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | David Blankenship buries a floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Touchette | 32-36 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Campana | 32-36 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater near the basket set up by Gregory King | 32-38 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | David Blankenship drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Brown and he's fouled by Vincenzo Lombardi - foul #2 on Vincenzo Lombardi, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (PF), Robert Tandy (C) Andrew Campana, Gregory King | |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hamilton - foul #2 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG) David Blankenship, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy hits a jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | William Mitchell can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Robert Tandy - foul #2 on Robert Tandy, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 36-40 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Philip Mance scores on a jump hook from close range set up by James Proffitt | 36-42 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Gordillo is called for the reach on Ronald Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Gordillo, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Andrew Campana (SF), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Thomas Gordillo, Robert Tandy | |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Myles Smith slams it home set up by Robert Brown | 38-42 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | James Brown is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Vincenzo Lombardi | 38-44 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the jumper in the paint | 38-44 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Robert Brown gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Myles Smith buries a runner in the lane set up by William Murray | 40-44 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James loses the dribble to Gregory King | 40-44 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by William Murray - foul #4 on William Murray, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Thomas Gordillo (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Proffitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Blankenship - foul #2 on David Blankenship, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Tandy (C) Gregory King | |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Carlos Dodson steals it from Thomas Gordillo | 40-45 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Gordillo - foul #2 on Thomas Gordillo, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory King (C) Robert Tandy | |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Gregory King's dunk attempt is rejected by Carlos Dodson | 42-45 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana tips it in | 42-47 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Proffitt - foul #2 on James Proffitt, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Robert Brown (PF) David Blankenship, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Myles Smith is called for the reach on Vincenzo Lombardi - foul #1 on Myles Smith, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Joseph Touchette, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Philip Mance (SF) Vincenzo Lombardi, Andrew Campana | |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (PF) Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Gregory King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by James Brown | 44-50 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Gregory King grabs the board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Gregory King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Philip Mance gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo travels with the ball | 44-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Myles Smith, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Andrew Campana (SF), Robert Tandy (C) James Proffitt, Thomas Gordillo, Gregory King | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | William Murray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-50 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Philip Mance | 44-50 |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Philip Mance connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Vincenzo Lombardi | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson hits a floater from the right side | 46-53 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy is open but misses the lay-in | 46-53 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 46-53 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | William Murray buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Carlos Dodson and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Thomas Gordillo (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance | |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-53 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dodson - foul #1 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory King (C) Robert Tandy | |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 49-53 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Proffitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-53 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 49-53 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | William Murray scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey James | 51-53 |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (PF) Thomas Gordillo | |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF) David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is called for 3 seconds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) James Proffitt | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Vincenzo Lombardi | 51-56 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | William Murray clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory King - foul #2 on Gregory King, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Gregory King is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 53-56 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by William Murray - foul #5 on William Murray, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG) William Murray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG) James Brown | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Joseph Touchette is called for the reach on James Proffitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | James Proffitt makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | James Proffitt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Touchette | 58-59 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is hacked by Joseph Touchette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Touchette, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) James Proffitt | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-61 |