| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Yepez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hunter Albaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Charles Hemby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gambill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Donald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Knowles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Lujan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald buries a shot from the left block | 36-37 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Alex Knowles | 36-37 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Anthony Donald steals the ball from Stanford Bury | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Donald | 36-39 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanford Bury | 39-39 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Yepez | 41-42 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Robert Gambill takes the ball from Lucio Lombardi | 41-44 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), James Hagar (SG), George Panton (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Stanford Bury, Eugene Yepez, Shane Lynch, Lucio Lombardi, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck (PG), James Lawson (SG), Matthew Haynes (SF), Bruce Gurganus (PF), Edward Macdonald (C) Charles Hemby, Robert Gambill, Anthony Donald, Alex Knowles, Steven Lujan | |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Gurganus - foul #2 on Bruce Gurganus, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Lawson | 43-46 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ralph Schwarts | 45-46 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | James Lawson is hacked by Ralph Schwarts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Schwarts, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 45-46 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Schwarts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hagar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Panton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Murray Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul McClamma (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Maurice Stuck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Gurganus (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Macdonald (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes blows the dunk but the foul's on George Panton - foul #1 on George Panton, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Eugene Yepez (SG), Clifford Hayden (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Ralph Schwarts, James Hagar, George Panton, Murray Jordan, Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ervin Depue (SG), Alex Knowles (PF), Steven Hinojos (C) Maurice Stuck, Bruce Gurganus, Edward Macdonald | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Stanford Bury | 47-47 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Lawson | 47-49 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Clifford Hayden drills a floater from the right side | 49-49 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles makes the driving attempt from close range | 49-51 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ervin Depue - foul #1 on Ervin Depue, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Lynch (SF), Paul McClamma (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Clifford Hayden, Lucio Lombardi, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hemby (PG), Robert Gambill (SG), Anthony Donald (SF) James Lawson, Ervin Depue, Matthew Haynes | |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles is hacked by Eugene Yepez - foul #1 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), James Hagar (SG) Stanford Bury, Eugene Yepez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus (PF), Steven Lujan (C) Alex Knowles, Steven Hinojos | |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Hagar - foul #2 on James Hagar, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Murray Jordan (PF) Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan travels with the ball | 50-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald (C) Steven Lujan | |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Gambill | 50-55 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-55 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bruce Gurganus | 50-55 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-55 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill tips it home | 50-57 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Eugene Yepez (SG), George Panton (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Paul McClamma (C) Ralph Schwarts, James Hagar, Shane Lynch, Murray Jordan, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck (PG), Ervin Depue (SG), James Lawson (SF), Alex Knowles (PF) Charles Hemby, Robert Gambill, Anthony Donald, Bruce Gurganus | |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alex Knowles and the foul's on Paul McClamma - foul #1 on Paul McClamma, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stanford Bury | 53-60 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Stanford Bury picks off the pass by Edward Macdonald in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury lays it in | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Yepez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Panton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul McClamma (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Maurice Stuck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ervin Depue (fresh) SF - James Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alex Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Macdonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on George Panton - foul #2 on George Panton, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes (SF), Steven Lujan (C) Ervin Depue, Alex Knowles | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Eugene Yepez - foul #2 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Lynch (SF) George Panton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Donald (SF) Matthew Haynes | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch's floater is knocked away by Edward Macdonald | 55-63 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Edward Macdonald grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul McClamma - foul #2 on Paul McClamma, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Murray Jordan (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Lucio Lombardi, Paul McClamma | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hemby (PG), Robert Gambill (SG), Bruce Gurganus (PF) Maurice Stuck, James Lawson, Edward Macdonald | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Steven Lujan blocks the short jumper by Murray Jordan | 55-64 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Stanford Bury | 57-64 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill is fouled on the floor by Shane Lynch - foul #2 on Shane Lynch, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), James Hagar (SG), George Panton (SF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Stanford Bury, Eugene Yepez, Shane Lynch, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes (SF), Alex Knowles (PF) Anthony Donald, Steven Lujan | |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | James Hagar misses the floater from the right side | 57-66 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Hagar - foul #3 on James Hagar, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul McClamma (PF) Murray Jordan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Hinojos (C) Bruce Gurganus | |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | James Hagar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-66 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-66 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | James Hagar takes the ball from Robert Gambill in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | James Hagar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Hunter Albaugh takes the ball from Charles Hemby | 57-66 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Paul McClamma's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), Eugene Yepez (SG), Shane Lynch (SF), Lucio Lombardi (PF), Murray Jordan (C) Ralph Schwarts, James Hagar, George Panton, Paul McClamma, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck (PG), James Lawson (SG), Anthony Donald (SF), Bruce Gurganus (PF), Steven Lujan (C) Charles Hemby, Robert Gambill, Matthew Haynes, Alex Knowles, Steven Hinojos | |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck is hacked by Stanford Bury in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanford Bury, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-68 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Maurice Stuck | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Yepez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lucio Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Maurice Stuck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Donald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Gurganus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Lujan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint | 57-70 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch is whistled for traveling | 57-70 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Steven Lujan is whistled for a carry | 57-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Thornton (C) Murray Jordan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alex Knowles (PF), Edward Macdonald (C) Bruce Gurganus, Steven Lujan | |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez is fouled on the floor by James Lawson - foul #2 on James Lawson, team foul #3 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (SG) Eugene Yepez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | James Lawson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck can't tip it in | 60-70 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Stanford Bury and the foul's on James Lawson - foul #3 on James Lawson, team foul #4 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (PG), Paul McClamma (C) Stanford Bury, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ervin Depue (PG), Robert Gambill (SG), Matthew Haynes (SF), Bruce Gurganus (PF), Steven Hinojos (C) Maurice Stuck, James Lawson, Anthony Donald, Alex Knowles, Edward Macdonald | |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch misses the free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Ervin Depue buries a shot from the right side set up by Matthew Haynes | 62-72 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Shane Lynch knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 64-72 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Shane Lynch steals it from Matthew Haynes | 64-72 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi loses the ball out of bounds | 64-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG), Clifford Hayden (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) James Hagar, Ralph Schwarts, Shane Lynch, Lucio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hemby (PG), Alex Knowles (PF), Steven Lujan (C) Robert Gambill, Bruce Gurganus, Steven Hinojos | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes scores on a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Murray Jordan - foul #2 on Murray Jordan, team foul #12 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lawson (SG) Ervin Depue | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Matthew Haynes makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #13 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Donald (SF) Matthew Haynes | |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Hunter Albaugh blocks the short jumper by Steven Lujan | 64-75 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez is hacked by Anthony Donald - foul #2 on Anthony Donald, team foul #5 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG), James Hagar (SG), George Panton (SF) Paul McClamma, Eugene Yepez, Clifford Hayden | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Gambill (SG), Bruce Gurganus (PF), Edward Macdonald (C) James Lawson, Alex Knowles, Steven Lujan | |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Murray Jordan loses the dribble to Charles Hemby | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Murray Jordan - foul #3 on Murray Jordan, team foul #14 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi (PF), Steven Thornton (C) Murray Jordan, Hunter Albaugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Stuck (PG) Charles Hemby | |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus misses the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton grabs the board | 64-76 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanford Bury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hagar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Panton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lucio Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Thornton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Maurice Stuck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gambill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Donald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Gurganus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Macdonald (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi makes the shot from the left block set up by George Panton and he's fouled by Bruce Gurganus - foul #3 on Bruce Gurganus, team foul #6 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lawson (SF) Anthony Donald | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi makes the free throw | 67-76 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | Bruce Gurganus hits the finger roll set up by Maurice Stuck | 67-78 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-78 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses the tip | 67-78 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | James Hagar tips it but misses | 67-78 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Steven Thornton tips it in | 69-78 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG), Shane Lynch (SF), Murray Jordan (PF), Hunter Albaugh (C) Stanford Bury, George Panton, Lucio Lombardi, Steven Thornton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hemby (PG), Anthony Donald (SF), Steven Lujan (C) Maurice Stuck, James Lawson, Edward Macdonald | |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby is fouled on the floor by Shane Lynch - foul #3 on Shane Lynch, team foul #15 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul McClamma (PG) James Hagar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alex Knowles (PF) Bruce Gurganus | |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby misses the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Hunter Albaugh | 69-78 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Alex Knowles takes the ball from Shane Lynch | 69-78 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill travels in the backcourt | 69-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez (SG), Lucio Lombardi (PF) Paul McClamma, Murray Jordan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Shane Lynch | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Shane Lynch - foul #4 on Shane Lynch, team foul #16 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanford Bury (PG) Ralph Schwarts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-79 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Alex Knowles gets the rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Shane Lynch denies the turnaround by Charles Hemby | 72-79 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi grabs the board | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-79 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald snags the defensive board | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald is hacked by Stanford Bury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanford Bury, team foul #17 | 72-79 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Anthony Donald makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Lucio Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-81 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez grabs the offensive board | 72-81 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Stanford Bury knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Lynch | 75-81 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill is hacked by Eugene Yepez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #18 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lawson (SF) Anthony Donald | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill misses the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh pulls down the rebound | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Eugene Yepez misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-82 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby snags the defensive board | 75-82 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby is hacked by Stanford Bury in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stanford Bury, team foul #19 | 75-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Schwarts (PG) Stanford Bury | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Donald (SF) James Lawson | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Alex Knowles steals the ball from Ralph Schwarts | 75-84 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Yepez - foul #5 on Eugene Yepez, team foul #20 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hagar (SG) Eugene Yepez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill misses the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Robert Gambill misses the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Hunter Albaugh snags the defensive board | 75-84 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-84 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Alex Knowles picks off the pass by Ralph Schwarts | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Charles Hemby runs out the clock | 75-84 |