| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Philip Mance inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy lays it in set up by James Brown | 24-32 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton double dribbles | 24-32 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Philip Mance | 26-32 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Murray | 26-35 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | James Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | William Mitchell knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Murray | 26-37 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 26-37 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton knocks in the runner from the right block | 26-39 |
| 16:36 | Ohio State | Philip Mance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin snags the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | William Mitchell tips it back up and in | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Philip Mance can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-41 |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) Philip Corson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 28-41 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | James Brown lays it in on a great pass from Philip Mance | 30-41 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Frank McCuan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Thompson | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | James Brown misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-41 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | James Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Carlos Dodson is called for the reach on Robert Tandy - foul #4 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Ronald Hamilton (PF) Frank McCuan, Daniel Perin, Carlos Dodson | |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | James Brown steps in front of the William Murray pass | 30-41 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | James Brown slams it home | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), Patrick Ferrell (PF) James Brown, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (PF) Jeffrey James | |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses long on a shot from the left block | 32-43 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to William Mitchell | 32-43 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Perin | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses long on a floater from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | William Murray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Wallace - foul #2 on Jason Wallace, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), James Thompson (PF) Philip Mance, Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF) Daniel Perin, William Mitchell | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 3rd free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Philip Corson gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | William Murray misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-47 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | Carlos Dodson blocks the jumper by Philip Corson | 34-47 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the jump hook from the baseline | 34-47 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | James Thompson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Wallace | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Corson (fairly fresh) PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Ferrell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 3 from the left wing set up by William Murray | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | James Brown comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF), Robert Tandy (C) Philip Corson, Patrick Ferrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Daniel Perin (SF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Ronald Hamilton | |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Philip Mance - foul #3 on Philip Mance, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses badly on a floater near the basket | 38-52 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 38-52 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank McCuan | 38-55 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Frank McCuan is called for the reach on Jason Wallace - foul #2 on Frank McCuan, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF) Carlos Dodson | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Wallace - foul #3 on Jason Wallace, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Jeffrey James | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Philip Corson is hacked by Frank McCuan - foul #3 on Frank McCuan, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG) Frank McCuan | |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | James Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by James Brown | 40-57 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | William Murray is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell (PF) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Philip Mance travels with the ball | 40-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | William Mitchell denies the turnaround by James Brown | 40-57 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Murray | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-60 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Robert Tandy blocks the short jumper by William Mitchell | 42-60 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't tip it in | 42-60 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin hits the follow up shot | 42-62 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | James Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-62 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | William Mitchell tips it home | 44-64 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | James Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-64 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 44-64 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | William Murray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey James | 44-64 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the tip | 44-64 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin tips it back up and in | 44-66 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-66 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright banks in the layup and he's fouled by Philip Mance - foul #4 on Philip Mance, team foul #5 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), James Thompson (PF) Philip Corson, Patrick Ferrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the free throw | 44-68 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | James Brown's floater is knocked away by William Mitchell | 44-68 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 44-68 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 44-68 |