| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Mark Arnold blocks the jumper by Owen Thompson | 22-29 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Charles Patton can't tip it in | 22-29 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Charles Patton grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 22-29 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is fouled on the floor by Eugene Greenberger - foul #1 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | David Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Manuel Button hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Charles Mitchell - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Charles Patton - foul #2 on Charles Patton, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann tips it home | 27-32 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Eugene Greenberger is called for the reach on James Cecere - foul #2 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG) Manuel Button | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Jerry Poch (C) David Burnett, Mark Arnold | |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Kenneth Swanson - foul #3 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG), Charles Hutton (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere | |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 29-32 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by Raymond Pardee - foul #1 on Raymond Pardee, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Ian Hermann | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Oscar White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Hutton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Hutton - foul #1 on Charles Hutton, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG) Drazen Zenz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Lucas Ziek | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Raymond Pardee - foul #2 on Raymond Pardee, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Jerry Poch | |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 29-35 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson lays it up and in | 31-35 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-35 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson blows the dunk | 31-35 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold double dribbles | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Ian Hermann (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Manuel Button, Owen Thompson, Charles Hutton, Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Jerry Poch steals the ball from Ian Hermann | 31-35 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Oscar White - foul #1 on Oscar White, team foul #7 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG) Oscar White | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Burnett - foul #2 on David Burnett, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled on the floor by Ian Hermann - foul #3 on Ian Hermann, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG) Drazen Zenz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch | |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the board | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 32-38 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 32-38 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Charles Patton pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Arnold | 32-38 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Charles Patton tips it home | 34-38 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ian Hermann - foul #4 on Ian Hermann, team foul #9 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Charles Hutton (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Ian Hermann, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere | |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Mark Arnold swats the shot by Charles Hutton | 34-40 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG) Manuel Button | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Mitchell - foul #3 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Drazen Zenz, Charles Hutton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Burnett | 35-42 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Oscar White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (C) Raymond Pardee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Lucas Ziek | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Charles Mitchell is called for the reach on Oscar White - foul #4 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #8 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG) Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Jerry Poch | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Oscar White makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Oscar White makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Oscar White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | James Cecere can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 39-42 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Greenberger | 39-42 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Manuel Button is hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #9 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Ian Hermann (SF), Charles Hutton (PF) Oscar White, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it in | 39-44 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-44 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 39-44 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff and he's hacked by Jose Hernandez - foul #3 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #10 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF) Charles Hutton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SF) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 39-47 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the easy layup | 39-47 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it in | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez loses the ball out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Ian Hermann, Charles Patton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | A charge is called on David Burnett - foul #3 on David Burnett, team foul #10 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hutton (PF) Eugene Greenberger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee knocks in the shot from the left block | 41-49 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Oscar White is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #2 on Oscar White, team foul #11 | 41-49 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-51 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Oscar White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Hutton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | David Burnett grabs the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Oscar White is called for the reach on Kenneth Swanson - foul #3 on Oscar White, team foul #12 | 41-51 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-53 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the fadeaway from the left block | 41-53 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lucas Ziek | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-53 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Hutton | 43-53 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-53 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Oscar White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz grabs the board | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann loses the ball out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch knocks in the turnaround from close range | 43-55 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Ray Boyd steals the ball from Raymond Pardee | 43-55 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits the finger roll | 43-57 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-57 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff runs out the clock | 43-57 |